Sorta Strange Question - Website behind Router Setup
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Hello all, I just got DSL service at my house and am very happy (yea! finally, after 7 years I finally have DSL!). Anyways, I have 4 computers in my house (1 XP-Home, 1 XP-Pro, 1-Laptop w/802.11g XP-Pro, and a server running Windows 2003 Server) all connected to my Linksys WRT54G router, with my Verizon DSL router connected to it's WAN port. Now (here's the part I need help with), I can go on the internet with every single computer in the house, but I can't seem to access my website from the internet. On the router, I have the firewall up, but I have a port forward set to go to 192.168.0.2 on my local network on port 80, yet when I set my server up with that static ip, I can no longer surf the internet on the router nor can my network see it (actually, since getting the DSL, I am unable to browse my local network). In fact, every computer has a unique IP address given to me by Verizon, which I really didn't want. This prevents me from browsing my network. Is there a way to set my router up so I can browse my network, expose my server to the Internet, and surf the internet on all my computers? If so, how do I set up my router to do it? Your help is greatly appreciated!
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Hello all, I just got DSL service at my house and am very happy (yea! finally, after 7 years I finally have DSL!). Anyways, I have 4 computers in my house (1 XP-Home, 1 XP-Pro, 1-Laptop w/802.11g XP-Pro, and a server running Windows 2003 Server) all connected to my Linksys WRT54G router, with my Verizon DSL router connected to it's WAN port. Now (here's the part I need help with), I can go on the internet with every single computer in the house, but I can't seem to access my website from the internet. On the router, I have the firewall up, but I have a port forward set to go to 192.168.0.2 on my local network on port 80, yet when I set my server up with that static ip, I can no longer surf the internet on the router nor can my network see it (actually, since getting the DSL, I am unable to browse my local network). In fact, every computer has a unique IP address given to me by Verizon, which I really didn't want. This prevents me from browsing my network. Is there a way to set my router up so I can browse my network, expose my server to the Internet, and surf the internet on all my computers? If so, how do I set up my router to do it? Your help is greatly appreciated!
Zero_divide_1 wrote: since getting the DSL, I am unable to browse my local network Ouch! Have you adjusted your subnet mask? You have multiple IP addresses assigned to you - use them, but do so properly. You have 4 hosts and (I assume) 8 IP addresses assigned - 4 assigned addresses allows only 2 hosts on your network. You must have two more addresses in your subnet, one for broadcast packets, the other reserved for the network address. The minimum mask for this is 255.255.255.248. In the block of addresses assigned to you, no host should use the first or last address. As an example, if you were assigned the address block, 175.215.32.48/29, your available addresses will be: 175.215.32.48 Network address 175.215.32.49 Host 1 175.215.32.50 Host 2 175.215.32.51 Host 3 175.215.32.51 Host 4 175.215.32.52 DSL Router LAN Port 175.215.32.53 spare 175.215.32.54 Broadcast All would use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.248. The address 192.168.0.2 is not usable on your network; it is reserved for local traffic and is not routable. Re-address your computers to use the assigned range of addresses, change the DSL Router LAN port address to be a member of your local subnet. Your local router should be able to learn its own routing table in a few minutes, but you may have to manually program it - I'm not familiar with the model. Alternatively, you can readdress all of your hosts to use the 192.168.0.x subnet, and utilize only one of the public IP addresses you've been assigned on the DSL modem WAN port. What you can't do is mix them on the same network and expect to be able to browse them all. "My kid was Inmate of the Month at Adobe Mountain Juvenile Corrections Center" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City
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Zero_divide_1 wrote: since getting the DSL, I am unable to browse my local network Ouch! Have you adjusted your subnet mask? You have multiple IP addresses assigned to you - use them, but do so properly. You have 4 hosts and (I assume) 8 IP addresses assigned - 4 assigned addresses allows only 2 hosts on your network. You must have two more addresses in your subnet, one for broadcast packets, the other reserved for the network address. The minimum mask for this is 255.255.255.248. In the block of addresses assigned to you, no host should use the first or last address. As an example, if you were assigned the address block, 175.215.32.48/29, your available addresses will be: 175.215.32.48 Network address 175.215.32.49 Host 1 175.215.32.50 Host 2 175.215.32.51 Host 3 175.215.32.51 Host 4 175.215.32.52 DSL Router LAN Port 175.215.32.53 spare 175.215.32.54 Broadcast All would use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.248. The address 192.168.0.2 is not usable on your network; it is reserved for local traffic and is not routable. Re-address your computers to use the assigned range of addresses, change the DSL Router LAN port address to be a member of your local subnet. Your local router should be able to learn its own routing table in a few minutes, but you may have to manually program it - I'm not familiar with the model. Alternatively, you can readdress all of your hosts to use the 192.168.0.x subnet, and utilize only one of the public IP addresses you've been assigned on the DSL modem WAN port. What you can't do is mix them on the same network and expect to be able to browse them all. "My kid was Inmate of the Month at Adobe Mountain Juvenile Corrections Center" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City
Hey thanx for your quick reply. I did what you suggested and it worked. Thanx a lot! Now for some DSL sharin fun!