How to host a site off my computer if im behind a d-link 704p dsl router? [network]

[abovethelaw]

im behind a network and i want to look at hosting a site... im not quite ready to get into the adult business :P but im behind a network, so its proving to be quite a problem

1) im behind a network. the method of sharing the internet [cable modem] is a dsl router, a d-link 704p
2) i can go 192.168.0.1 and find the information 'site' where i can log in and change stuff, but i dont know what to change, and if anybody is online tmz [in australia its 12pm and im going to bed soon] on msn / icq / irc and can help me actively, please dont hesitate to respond here... or contact me on the following

msn : thomasopdam@mbox.com.au
irc : whatever. i dun care :P
icq : 55724439

thx

[Aheib]

Setup a route in your router so incoming hits on port :80 on the routers ip go to your internal ip
Usually very easy to setup

[abovethelaw]

ill icq u, im still confused

[GrannyCash]

log into your route and make a so called "nat"
you have to this so all traffic coming in of a specific port will be redirected to your computer

[Toxictoy]

Just do IP forwarding - it should be in your manual - forward all requests for port 80 to whatever ip address in your internal network.

[ToBad]

Hi.

I have also a router. D-Link router. I can se my routers "log in page" on http://My-IPnumber, and I have also instald Internet Information Services on my computer that created a folder C:Intpub\wwwroot on my computer (windows xp pro)

What do I need to do now?
Somehow I can't get my index.html file in my wwwroot to show up
online.

I using 3 computers on my router.


Thanks.:)

[abovethelaw]

tobad, that is exactly my problem as well

go to http://theipfortherouter

for me its 192.168.0.1 i assume its for you as well

log in, probably using 'admin'

go to advanced in the quicklinks down the bottom [the only links, actually]

in the first free id spot, type a port that isnt blocked by your isp, then type YOU lan ip, then click on 'enable'

then make sure u have a index.html and go to http://whatismyip.com

that will tell you your ip

then go to http://yourip:yourport/index.html

my contact info is at the first post in this thread, if u want/need me to test it out for u. im very interested in if it works... thx

[ToBad]

abovethelaw, thanks it works!
:bounce:

I only need to type the IP # so I don't need to ad the port #.
Cool.

Now, how can I turn my IP in to a domain name?

[abovethelaw]

ToBad, i would really appreciate it if you could contact me on icq/msn [see first post in thread]

whats your ip, i wanna see :P

and you can get a cheap [15 AUS bucks per year for a domain name - i.e u have the host, and whenever ppl go to www.name.com it gets redirected to ur ip] domain name easily

thx

[ausboy]

abovethelaw, if you are planning on hosting a porn site on your server in your house on Australian soil think again.

You can't legally host porn here, simple as that.

[abovethelaw]

i'm not, but this is the most active [in other words, best] online community that im 'a part' of, and i figured some ppl might have tried to host a porn site off their computers [where its legal] before, so they might be able to help me if it worked for them

[toker]

Nor will you be able to push very much traffic on a DSL connection legal or not.

Once you have traffic coming in your connection will slow to a crawl and thats only the beginning of your problems. You risk the possibility that your system is not secure/patched properly and getting hacked because your on winblows.

I think once you realize what is required to actually maintain a server of this type it will be more trouble then its worth for you. Otherwise dont you think every adult webmaster would have their sites hosted this way.... :rolleyes:

[abovethelaw]

nar, im not hosting an adult site

i explained in my post above ^^, but i don't think you realised what i was replying to :)

[abovethelaw]

Originally posted by abovethelaw
i'm not, but this is the most active [in other words, best] online community that im 'a part' of, and i figured some ppl might have tried to host a porn site off their computers [where its legal] before, so they might be able to help me if it worked for them

--- responding to the 'are u going to use yer webspace to host an adult site? ---


cos im just using it for personal reasons

[ausboy]

I was just giving you a friendly FYI on the legality of hosting porn.
You'd probably face stiffer penalties for that than robbing a service station.

[abovethelaw]

does NOBODY listen to what i said?

i am not using it to host porn, or anything illegal!

thank you and goodnight!

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