The only other suggestions I have are to Verify that your server is accessible from another machine, not blocked by a firewall or only listening on loopback. It isn't likely to be an ISP issue unless they try to restrict you from serving a website...
On Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 13:54 Stathis G. Arapostathis < e.arapostat...@gmail.com wrote: > well, i have a dynamic ip but this is not my problem. I also portforwarded > port 80 before sending current question but I still do not have access. > > There are some years passed since the last time I port-forwarded apache > server and I thought that maybe some additional modifications from > apache-server side are needed as the updates pass through time. > > I guess I have to contact my ISP again, it could be an ISP issue. > thank you very much for the quick responses. > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > <#m_-8740454897196676016_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 10:37 PM Jonathon Koyle <literea...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> You may also need to look into whether you have a static or dynamic IP >> address. Many Consumer ISP packages provide dynamic, so the public IP >> address changes periodically, often a day or two in my experience. Also >> note this won't be the IP address of your host machine, but the IP assigned >> to the router. >> >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 11:14 AM John <john.ili...@iliffe.ca> wrote: >> >>> Start here: >>> >>> https://portforward.com/technicolor/td5130/ >>> >>> What you need to do is open port 80 (unencrypted http), that is, >>> Internet browsers. Be sure >>> you have appropriate security because you are putting your machine in a >>> hostile environment! >>> If you don't believe that, look at your log after a few days on the 'net! >>> >>> If you plan to encrypt your pages, you will also need port 443 open >>> (HTTPS). >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> John >>> ======================================== >>> >>> On Fri, 2019-01-11 at 20:04 +0200, Stathis G. Arapostathis wrote: >>> >>> Dear Sirs / Madams, >>> >>> I was wondering on how I could configure my router and make any other >>> necessary configurations in order to open up my localhost to the web and >>> letting internet users to access my locally stored pages by putting my ip >>> address. >>> >>> I have an old router and no support is available. My isp does not have >>> support and I received zero responses from the router's support service. I >>> think I have added a port in my router's menu but still internet users do >>> not have access on it. >>> >>> >>> I am using the latest ms4w package which uses apache 2.4.27 along with >>> mapserver and few other mapping tools. >>> >>> My router is the technicolor td5130. >>> >>> Could anyone provide some feedback please? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >>> Virus-free. >>> www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> >>> <#m_-8740454897196676016_m_-632829969495664661_m_8256112442323143262_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Jonathon Koyle >> >
