[Tfug] DynDNS howto

[Jeremy D Rogers]

On 8/26/07, Predrag Punosevac <punosevac72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I forgot to say that the only way I see apache content from my server
> is as http://localhost

Predrag, so do you mean to say that you still are not able to get to
your apache server from the external internet? If you forward/unblock
port 80 on both the DSL modem and the router, you should see apache on
the local machine when you direct your browser to the global IP
address (or maybe even the dyndns domain name you chose if you get
that working properly). If the ISP is indeed blocking port 80, you can
always try port 8080 and set apache to run on that as well.

BTW, from what I understand, ISP's do not want people running web
servers, so some of them block port 80 and many of them have terms in
the contract about how you will not run any 'servers'. In practice, I
don't think they care as long as you don't attract a ton of traffic. I
only have my web server (and ssh server) running to allow me to access
some of my files, but I password protect it to ensure that I'm the
only one using it. I figure the ISP should be fine with it so long as
I am the only one using it even though I technically initiate the
connection externally.
But I wouldn't go around hosting your blog on it. :-)
JDR

> On 8/26/07, Predrag Punosevac <punosevac72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Actually yes Chris,
> >
> > And you know what. Unless you protected it yourself with user name and
> > password I could change the settings of your modem. By default the
> > security is off NOT on as I reported earlier. So be very careful and
> > go right way and set up user name and password.
> >
> > To enter my modem I just typed my domain name. Even now when I have
> > Apache running when I type that domain name from the server itself I
> > get the modem and I can change anything except that now my modem
> > requires password.
> > You would also not be able to see my modem settings.
> >
> > I hope this helps
> > Predrag
> >
> > On 8/26/07, christopher floess <skeptikos at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Predrag, I'm confused about this modem configuring. Is there a way
> > > to log into a modem the way someone would log into their router?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/26/07, Predrag Punosevac <punosevac72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I do not know if you received my previous mail but my server is
> > > > working like charm
> > > > The key was to configure modem. (port redirecting and new rules for my
> > > > server at local address 192.162.0.4 so that it can publish)
> > > >
> > > > On 8/26/07, George Cohn <gwcohn at simplybits.net> wrote:
> > > > > christopher floess wrote:
> > > > > > Hi, I've noticed no one has suggested that qwest might filter port
> > > > > > 80 (at least for incoming connections). Cox does it, or at least
> > > > > > used to do it, and I thought this was standard practice for a lot of
> > > > > > residential isp's.
> > > > >
> > > > > I use Qwest to connect to Simplybits and no, they don't block any ports.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think this is more of an ISP factor rather than Qwest doing it on
> > > > > their routers.
> > > > >
> > > > > George Cohn
> > > > >
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