IP problem...

georgi0u · 02-22-2006, 06:55 PM

Should my laptop have a different external ip than my desktop, cause right now there the same. Also if im trying to set up an http server, could i get around this by just forwarding the HTTP's port to the laptop's internal ip?

**The_Other_One** · 02-22-2006, 06:58 PM

WHen you say external IP, I guess you mean the WAN address, the one provided by your ISP? No, a router should handle the 'internal' lan addresses, and what is forwarded to what machine. You should set your router to forward port 80 to the server.

georgi0u · 02-22-2006, 07:03 PM

yea but from what i understand Opt Online blocks port 80...

**The_Other_One** · 02-22-2006, 07:06 PM

You can use any port you want, 80 is just the default... My brother had a server on port 80 at our house so I used port 30. It works just fine you just have to specify... Say your IP is 99.99.99.200, you'd type http://99.99.99.200:30 to access the server though port 30.

Oh yeah, and have fun as I think the ports go though like 65000 something ;P

Veurruckte · 02-22-2006, 11:33 PM

If you have to use a different port, go with 81. Also, you can configure your DNS to automatically use 81. So people don't always have to type http://name.com:81.

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02-22-2006, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	WHen you say external IP, I guess you mean the WAN address, the one provided by your ISP? No, a router should handle the 'internal' lan addresses, and what is forwarded to what machine. You should set your router to forward port 80 to the server.

02-22-2006, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	You can use any port you want, 80 is just the default... My brother had a server on port 80 at our house so I used port 30. It works just fine you just have to specify... Say your IP is 99.99.99.200, you'd type http://99.99.99.200:30 to access the server though port 30. Oh yeah, and have fun as I think the ports go though like 65000 something ;P

02-22-2006, 11:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Veurruckte Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 240	If you have to use a different port, go with 81. Also, you can configure your DNS to automatically use 81. So people don't always have to type http://name.com:81.