accessing an ADSL dynamic IP from the internet?

[Roger]

err, sorry for the English .... it's better like that, you don't want me
massacring your language :-)

I have just subscribed to an ADSL provider (in Belgium), which gives me a
dynamic IP.

I want to point a fixed host name to my IP, such as with DynDNS.org, or even
just access the IP directly so that I can use my home machine as a server.

When I test from my own PC, it all works fine, my WAN IP is recognised.
However when I try and access my WAN IP from outside my LAN it is not
recognised, I get a "Page Not found error".

I thought the whole point of an IP is that it is a precise network address
from which the machines location can be unequivocally identified.

Is it possible that my provider has managed to "scramble" IPs so that
outside calls to the IP just get lost?
Is there any way round this?

Thanks in advance....

If possible also answer by email to rmesser@sirocos.com

[Top Cat]

Roger wrote:
> err, sorry for the English .... it's better like that, you don't want me
> massacring your language :-)
>
> I have just subscribed to an ADSL provider (in Belgium), which gives me a
> dynamic IP.
>
> I want to point a fixed host name to my IP, such as with DynDNS.org, or even
> just access the IP directly so that I can use my home machine as a server.
>
> When I test from my own PC, it all works fine, my WAN IP is recognised.
> However when I try and access my WAN IP from outside my LAN it is not
> recognised, I get a "Page Not found error".
>
> I thought the whole point of an IP is that it is a precise network address
> from which the machines location can be unequivocally identified.
>
> Is it possible that my provider has managed to "scramble" IPs so that
> outside calls to the IP just get lost?
> Is there any way round this?
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
> If possible also answer by email to rmesser@sirocos.com
>
>
Hi, do you use a router??
if yes you must point incoming trafic on port 80 to the computer where
the webserver in running on.
You can find this under your router configuration , normal NAT and then
virutal server.

b.

[Neduz]

Roger wrote:
> err, sorry for the English .... it's better like that, you don't want me
> massacring your language :-)
>
> I have just subscribed to an ADSL provider (in Belgium), which gives me a
> dynamic IP.
>
> I want to point a fixed host name to my IP, such as with DynDNS.org, or even
> just access the IP directly so that I can use my home machine as a server.
>
> When I test from my own PC, it all works fine, my WAN IP is recognised.
> However when I try and access my WAN IP from outside my LAN it is not
> recognised, I get a "Page Not found error".
>
> I thought the whole point of an IP is that it is a precise network address
> from which the machines location can be unequivocally identified.
>
> Is it possible that my provider has managed to "scramble" IPs so that
> outside calls to the IP just get lost?
> Is there any way round this?
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
> If possible also answer by email to rmesser@sirocos.com
>
>

Check out whether your provider blocks tcp ports below 1024 (Telenet is
known to do so). Do some test with your server configured to listen to
ports > 1024.

Neduz

[JanC]

Roger schreef:

> When I test from my own PC, it all works fine, my WAN IP is recognised.
> However when I try and access my WAN IP from outside my LAN it is not
> recognised, I get a "Page Not found error".

"Page not Found" = HTTP error 404 ?
In that case you probably misconfigured your webserver...?

If it was another error please give the exact error message.
(If you use MSIE it might be useful to disable the "smart error messages
for dummies".)

--
JanC

"Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving."
RFC 1958 - Architectural Principles of the Internet - section 3.9

[Roger]

Errm, it's now working, I don't no why, I didn't change anything but I'm not
complaining.

Thanks for all your help.
Roger

"Roger" <rmesser@sirocos.com> wrote in message
news:bLmdndu0feoH0bfcRVnygQ@scarlet.biz...
> err, sorry for the English .... it's better like that, you don't want me
> massacring your language :-)
>
> I have just subscribed to an ADSL provider (in Belgium), which gives me a
> dynamic IP.
>
> I want to point a fixed host name to my IP, such as with DynDNS.org, or
even
> just access the IP directly so that I can use my home machine as a server.
>
> When I test from my own PC, it all works fine, my WAN IP is recognised.
> However when I try and access my WAN IP from outside my LAN it is not
> recognised, I get a "Page Not found error".
>
> I thought the whole point of an IP is that it is a precise network address
> from which the machines location can be unequivocally identified.
>
> Is it possible that my provider has managed to "scramble" IPs so that
> outside calls to the IP just get lost?
> Is there any way round this?
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
> If possible also answer by email to rmesser@sirocos.com
>
>