Setting up apache2 server

mp3guy

I setup apache2 on my pc, so going to 127.0.0.1 gives me a page, but when I try access my pc from the external IP, i get my router's page. How do I get around this? Its a creative broadband blaster.

aidan_walsh

mp3guy wrote:

i get my router's page.

Not sure what you mean by that, but if I think correctly it means that your router is already listening itself on port 80. Change apache to listen on a different port, like 8080. You will most likely also need to give the machine apache is on a static IP, and forward all traffic coming in to the assaigned port to that IP.

mp3guy

aidan_walsh wrote:

Change apache to listen on a different port, like 8080.

How do I do that?

mp3guy

OK, I got that done, but still can't get it to work. Its a problem with my router, and I've forwarded ports, UDP and TCP.

aidan_walsh

mp3guy wrote:

How do I do that?

Open httpd.conf and change the line

Listen 80

to

Listen 8080

Apache documentation is your friend.

seamus

OK.

You won't be able to check it from inside your router. It just doesn't work like that. Your best bet is to use an external proxy to check the page.

mp3guy

seamus wrote:

OK.

You won't be able to check it from inside your router. It just doesn't work like that. Your best bet is to use an external proxy to check the page.

Thanks, that was the problem.