Cant see my webpage

[ron102]

Hi, windows C://, Webpage is on e://. I installed xampp 1.7.3 on E://,Put a shortcut on C:// To direct it to E://. Now the problem is i cant get it to show in the browser unless i do http://localhost then i can see it, what can be the problem please thank you.
Could it be ESET ive got installed?

[Altrea]

I installed xampp 1.7.3 on E://,Put a shortcut on C:// To direct it to E://.

What? Why that? Just install xampp to C:\, change your document-root to the directory of your webpage files. Thats it.

Now the problem is i cant get it to show in the browser unless i do http://localhost then i can see it

Thats the correct behaviour!? What do you expect how you can access your webpages?

what can be the problem please

I have no idea! I don't understand what you are saying.

Could it be ESET ive got installed?

What is ESET?

[ron102]

Hi i run a webpage on one and a normal one on C:/, and the webpage with phpbb3 and a few other pages i run on E:/ Ive done it for four years (http://www.r-------k.org that's the web page) but this time the webpage it does seem to load?
ESET SMART SECURITY firewall,antivirus etc

[Altrea]

Okay, lets recapitulate:

You have some webpages on C:\
You have some other webpages on E:\
You have a xampp on E:\
You don't have a webserver on C\

You can reach your webpages with http://localhost
You can't reach your webpages with your url

Is that correct?


So, thats a correct registered domain or is it just a test-domain routet in your HOSTS file?
Is the domain correct binded to your IP?
Have you forwarded port 80 in your firewall/router?

[ron102]

1) its a registerd domain
Is the domain correct binded to your IP? im not sure how do i tell?
Have you forwarded port 80 in your firewall/router? i have a router to, ido i have to do that as well because the IP changed?
Do i have to forward that too in the firewall?
Sorry to be a pain i have run it for four years but never had troubles like this.

[ron102]

Why is it i can see if i type http://localhost/index.html but i cant see it if i load it from http://www.ronuk.org ??

[JonB]

Sorry to be a pain i have run it for four years but never had troubles like this.

Where did you run it, on a webhost?

[ron102]

No i run it on my own website on my PC

[JonB]

You say you have run it for four years, apparently not on XAMPP, so my question really is: What webserver have you been using these 4 years?

An IP is bound to a Domain by a nameserver (and its DNS entries). What the poster was asking is if your domain resolves to your router's IP?

to find out open a Command Window, and type in 'ping yourfulldomainname' for your server. (including any host name, such as 'www').

I tried 'http://www.ronuk.org/' but I guess that is not really the URL as it does not resolve.

Good Luck

[ron102]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping http://www.ronuk.org

Pinging http://www.ronuk.org [81.200.64.50] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 81.200.64.50: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=48
Reply from 81.200.64.50: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=48
Reply from 81.200.64.50: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=48
Reply from 81.200.64.50: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 81.200.64.50:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 21ms, Maximum = 28ms, Average = 24ms

Yes i have used XAMPP this last 4 yrs and its been very sucssefull, I found the IP address is different i don'tknow how to change it? Ive tried to put it to the address bar "http:// and 81.200.64.50" The address at the mo is 19.168.0.100
does that throw any light on it.

[memilanuk]

Did you recently add a router or wifi access point between you and the internet?

The IP addresses look like you have an externally viewable, routable address @ 81.200.64.50, and then if your machine is @ 192.168.0.100, that is a Class C private address (192.168.xxx.xxx) that is *not* routable... so I presume there is a router somewhere between your machine and the Internet. Unless you have some sort of port forwarding set up, people on the outside will not be able to 'see' your web page.

[ron102]

I did add a router and modem at xmas but its been alright until two weeks ago when i had to reinstall it a then the IP no. changed.IVE got a wired PC and wireless (D-LINK 615) VER-4.1(E)for the laptop(which i don't use rarely).
Does that help at all??
Do you think ive got to route it again?? Im with virginmedia cable and the chap said i wouldn't have to do it again (so much for him)
or do i have to port forward it?

[memilanuk]

until two weeks ago when i had to reinstall it a then the IP no. changed.

Had to re-install *what*? XAMPP, the router, etc.? Did your internal (LAN) ip address change?

Port-forwarding is one of those things I've never got around to doing, so someone else may have to help you on that one. But it sure sounds like thats the issue - you can reach the ip address, but unless port 80 is being forwarded from the external interface of your router to port 80 on the NIC of your computer... I don't think the web page will be viewable on the WWW.

[ron102]

Sorry , first windows 2 weeks ago wouldn't stay on for more than 20mins and it went of again i rang VIRGIN 24hrs later and they said it was to high power to the modem, theyed come and reduce it which they did i think the prob started then coz the IP name changed so may be the IP for the LAN didn't change perhaps So think ive got two change LAN as well?

[ron102]

Thank you you might think you werent any but talking to you i was able to work my way throughogh it it was just IP no. port forward Thank you thank you thank you.(im disabled with a stroke down the right hand off my body,so you see i couldn't tell you that you say WHAT DO I WANT TO HELP HIM FOR ,CRIPPLE??) But you stuck with it , for that im extreemly greateful
Thank you so much memilanuk