Another problem, just as bad as the first PLEASE HELP! :(

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Apache2_Warrior

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SOLVED! (sorry) Another problem, just as bad as the first PLEASE HELP! :(

SOLVED, I MADE A REALLY N00BY MISTAKE!!! :gun::confused:



Hi, I'm sure this has been posted elsewhere but as I can't find it I'll ask here.

I installed a new router and set up port forwarding on it. Finally the open port check tool said the port was open. So I navigate to my public IP address and what do I find? My router (Huawei Echolife HG532)'s homepage!

And yet I set up port forwarding to point to the server's IP!

Can someone please help me fix this?

Thank You,

Matthew
 
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needs more information.

what port are you trying to forward?
Trying to port forward to your "Server"?

sounds like you port forward 80 to your router
 
Thanks for your reply!

soflanetworking said:
sounds like you port forward 80 to your router
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Yes, that's exactly what's happened, sorry for being unclear.

I have set in my router's port mapping settings for my public ip address at port 80 to point to
Code: 
192.168.1.3

the local IP of my server (found out by "ifconfig | grep inet" if that helps).

I also set port 22 of my public IP address to point to the server so I could SSH into it remotely.

Now when I load up my public IP address in my web browser it brings me to my router's login page. What appears to have happened (though I don't know a lot about networking :confused:) is that my public IP, instead of pointing to
Code: 
192.168.1.3
it points to
Code: 
192.168.1.1
the IP address of my router.

Does that help?

Once again, thank you for your help.

Matthew
 
D'oh!!! Sorry for wasting your time!!

I can't believe how n00by I've been!!!

:gun::confused:

Port forwarding was working fine all along! (well not all along but since I added a new router)

The reason I was having problems was because I was trying to connect through my home network! When I got my friend to try it, it worked fine!

Sorry for wasting your time!

Can I delete this thread?

Thanks and my apologies,

Matthew
 
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