I will apologize in advance for some poorly developed thoughts and little to no order. Try to bear with me. Also, I realize the networking forum is not the ideal place for this but I didn't see anywhere better. Well, it has been forever since I have gotten on here but in the time that has passed I have started working for a small local tech firm (Walser Technology Group in Salisbury, NC if you're interested) and I'm taking a Networking class in school that should prepare me for the Network+ exam. All of this has gotten me a lot more interested in the more advanced concepts of networking (granted advanced for me is fairly basic). My current project is setting up a web server, which leads me to my question. I want to run a web server (I currently have IIS configured and would prefer to stay with it so as to not waste more time in configuration). I have a LAN with a Linksys WRT54G router and a dynamic DNS. I have IIS configured to the point that from my computer, which is the server, I can access my web page. When I go to another computer on the network, however, entering the IP in the browser times out. Inputting my DynDNS does the same (I know the DNS is configured properly, Remote Desktop works like a charm, and port 80 is forwarded). All of this makes me think that there is an II configuration problem. Also, I am running Windows XP Pro x64, not a server edition (although I may upgrade to a server edition in the future). So, do any of you have any ideas?
Make sure there isn't a firewall running on that host. IIS sucks ass. If that server has multiple interfaces, make sure the webserver's running on one that's accessible from the subnet of the client's network. Make sure that IIS is listening on the adapter's routable interface and not just the loopback. Did I mention that IIS isn't very good? Viva Apache!
Ok, well, I never posted an update on this, so I guess I should. The issue was all too simple. Windows Firewall... I was outsmarted by Windows Firewall... Tell me something that makes you want to shoot yourself more than being beat by Windows... Ok, so, well, riding on the high of getting that setup I recently got Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 (free! I love my school's MSDN AA). I installed it on a semi-old box and got a fileserver setup, windows media server setup, and IIS running a website and an FTP site. Now I'm working on getting a VPN setup. Unfortunately for me, corporate level networking is out of the realm of my knowledge. Maybe after I get this working just the way I want it I'll format the drive and install Ubuntu Server edition (or any other server distro, I have no preference). But keep in mind, AT, that if I do that I'll be running to you for help when I get tired of typing 'echo you are the man'
