Free FTP sites? - Page 2

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 06:03 PM

I'm running OS X 10.4.11 Whatever that is...

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 06:06 PM

If I type in localhosts or the 192.168... address in my browser I see:If you can see this, it means that the installation of the Apache web server software on this system was successful. You may now add content to this directory and replace this page.

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 06:07 PM

So I think I am sharing, I just don't know what I am sharing.

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 06:23 PM

OK, so I am close. There are two issues right now.

1) There isn't, or I can't find, the "Sites" folder in my Home folder.

2) I can't use the external address to access the Mac. I can't use the Mac's internal (192.168...) address in the browser from my PC and access it either.

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 06:45 PM

Thanks Kurt, I was able to access the default Apache page from my PC after I turned the firewall off on the PC.

The funny thing is, there isn't a "WebServer" directory in the Library directory either.

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 06:47 PM

I'd really like to open a dos prompt about now...

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Remember this folder is at the top level and not in your home folder!

Best,

Kurt

Well, why didn't you say that to begin with???

You did??? Ahhh... so you did...

So I've turned the sharing on, and have found where to put things. Now I need to figure out where to set things to I can been seen from the outside world.
I have my internal address that's 192.168... and I have my external address that's 24.179... Do I need to do something on my router so that traffic coming in to 24.179... gets routed to 192.168...?

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 07:07 PM

No can do. the 192.168... addresses are 'local' so your 192.168.1.65 can't be seen by me.

Sending PM

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I think you just need port 80 open. My router knowledge is limited.

I'm operating from inside my LAN, so I can't test this.

Can you hit this? http://192.168.1.65/

Let me know.

Best,

Kurt

He won"t hit that.

It's a class A address and the default for networks.

Port 80 needs to be open on his router or the box needs to be in the DMZ. (DMZ, takes the box out from behind the firewall) or port forward at the router.

Port forwarding is simple, pick port 80 and fill in the IP address of the Mac. Does exactly what it sounds like, "take this request and send it over there"

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Just allowed WebServing through my router to my MBPro server - this should work!

I'm using a 2Wire WiFi/Router with Firewall - I set Firewall to allow web serving and it automatically configured the below address to hit the local address on my MBPro.

http://71.136.175.104

Let me know.

Best,

Kurt

NG

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Just allowed WebServing through my router to my MBPro server - this should work!

I'm using a 2Wire WiFi/Router with Firewall - I set Firewall to allow web serving and it automatically configured the below address to hit the local address on my MBPro.

http://71.136.175.104

Let me know.

Best,

Kurt

No go for me either.

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phred68

DDNS is currently disabled on the router. And both my PC and Mac have the same address when I go to http://checkip.dyndns.org

They have the same address because the "reported" address is your router, not your computers.

Your computers are on a network behind the router and only your router knows about them.

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phred68

No go for me either.

Phred, who is your service provider? Have you checked to make sure they don't block port 80? A lot of them do.

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

It's pinging, at least.

Now you have me trying to get my server up and I don't even need it!!!

Best,

Kurt

He said "get his server up"

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 07:25 PM

It's charter, and I haven't checked with them.

stomachmonkey · 07:32 PM

charter blocks.

you can still get around it picking an open port.

let's say 8080 instead of 80.

you can force the port used by specifying in the url

the url that you give people would be http://localhost:8080/

on you router forward traffic coming into port 8080 to port 80 at the macs ip address.

make sense?

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I understand - that's what I have been trying to help Joel with for some time now.

We're almost there and I think you may be a better help than me at this point.

sorry, drinking some vino and had a beevis moment.

no offense intended. just me gettin a little loopy.

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

sorry, drinking some vino and had a beevis moment.

no offense intended. just me gettin a little loopy.

I thought it was funny

So I went to my router and said to forward port range 8080 - 8080 to my local address of the Mac for both UDP and TCP. If I use 192.168.1.101 I get the Apache default page, but if i use http://24.179.246.142:8080/ it fails to load.

stomachmonkey · 03-19-2008, 07:43 PM

Kurt,

Just port scanned you.

Port 80 is closed on your router or your ISP blocks it.

71T Targa · 03-19-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I turned my server off. I usually just push stuff to a hosted machine when I need to serve, but Joel sucked me into getting the server up here.

Thanks.

Best,

Kurt

Sorry about that...

I'm going to bed... Thanks Kurt and stomachmonkey.