Help with server!! Please!

[Callumpy]

I have got a FTP server and i want to connect to i like a web server, i use DynDns and here is my network: Link

Please help!

[nffc]

The DynDNS works, i think you need IIS and stuff for HTTP to work though, because you have a FTP server.

[Callumpy]

fixed lol

[nffc]

in case you were wondering, we were *trying* to deal with this in IRC at the same time he posted in here...

[popper]

Originally Posted by nffc

The DynDNS works, i think you need IIS and stuff for HTTP to work though, because you have a FTP server.

nope, just the server as i pointed out elsewere.

all any server needs is a valid IP (a default route to the web if you intend the web users to see and use it etc)and the port maped.

thats why theres existed that massive list of standard ports to get you started although its not required that you use the default/standard ports for the given server whatever it might be.

your http://www.networkforum.tk/ works fine here but im not going to mess about reging a username just to post there and perhaps help/comment.

turn off user registration to allow anyone to post and you might get the readers posting help and advice there for you....

also i assumed you would setup a quick FTP download link for people to click and confirm your working FTP server setup but theres no link or FTP URL to test annon/user uploading/downloading for you.

[nffc]

Call's forum is set up away from his PC though.

I managed to persuade him to take his firewall/VPN out though.

[popper]

"Call's forum is set up away.." how so?, you mean its on his lan as a (for instance) 192.168.0.20 and the router that all his lan goes through is 192.168.0.1?.

for that you map the/any lan side servers IP:port on the router to the IP:port of the LANside machine running the thing.

as in, all the webIP:80 (webserver in that default ports case)requests coming in from the websideIP then being routed by the 192.168.0.1 device, get passed directly to the 192.168.0.20:80 IP:port and again in reverse to reply to these incoming requests.

webpage request -in websideVM-IP<=>192.168.0.1-router<=>192.168.0.20:80

just change the IP and port No. for any other machines running other servers or just the :port if your say running the FTP server on the same machine, se what i mean?....

if you mean his forum is on someone elses server machine over on the webside IPs somewere and hes running the FTP on the 192.168.0.20 machine just link back to his websideIP and the right ports 21/23 on the external forum and as the router should have been set to pass the ports to the LAn machine it will work.

theres no real reason why you/friends couldnt run the FTP on your LAN and cal could link into your FTP (assuming you let him) and in return you/his friends could link into cals LAN side webserver in return.

if you/cal/readers have a bunch of friends within wireless range OC, its far easyer just to link everyones wireless kit into say another 10.0.0.* wireless LAN setup that you can all use, and so each can run a seperate server at each house for everyone to use and share rather than keep going throught the WAN/webside IP and taking your VM CM upstream.

it can get as weard as you like..., but the basic idea is a valid IP and port linked to a route that the server whatever it might be http/ftp/IPTV/game/etc, can give out to the user and the user to the server, and it can be running LANside and/or Webside.

[nffc]

Nah, I mean the forum is hosted on a proper server not one on his network.

[popper]

Originally Posted by nffc

Nah, I mean the forum is hosted on a proper server not one on his network.

any server that works is a proper server..., it doesnt matter were it is, other than better/slower speed.

all that matters is that any linked server is refered to in the link on the refering html page.

so if he ran his FTP server on his LAN 192.168.0.20 machine then the forum html page can have a link on that external (pro co-location site?) forum that references the cal-VM-websideIP:21 and the person clicking that FTP link will be passed to cals 192.168.0.20:21 FTP server by the 192.168.0.1 router...

thats also why its always better to have faster ISP upload rates to get the speeds up for your users using your LAN servers.

[AbyssUnderground]

He might want to take a look at www.abyssunderground.co.uk ...

[Callumpy]

Originally Posted by nffc

I managed to persuade him to take his firewall/VPN out though.

Ive put it back because the server works better with it there!

[janipewter]

Originally Posted by AbyssUnderground

He might want to take a look at www.abyssunderground.co.uk ...

You assume everyone who wants to set up a webserver, wants to run Windows on it. You are much more wrong than you are right.

[popper]

Originally Posted by janipewter

You assume everyone who wants to set up a webserver, wants to run Windows on it. You are much more wrong than you are right.

you are aware that all those apps on that page are *nix ports to the windows OS dont you?, and so its all relative for the OS your using.

its a shame there isnt a section at least pointing to REBOL and the simple related scripts/apps i mentioned elsewere, as it runs on a hell of a lot of OS's and runs the scripts as is...

not to mention the lack of a Apache2Triad link
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/25...l#post34438848

[AbyssUnderground]

Originally Posted by janipewter

You assume everyone who wants to set up a webserver, wants to run Windows on it. You are much more wrong than you are right.

No I don't, I don't know where you get that from. In case you hadn't noticed, the site is for setting up HTTP, FTP and MySQL, and also a few server side scripts. Yes, it may all be for Windows, but thats because up until yesterday when I received my new Mac Book, I've only ever used Windows. I will be adding Mac tutorials as and when I get chance. It also says on the Contact Me page that you can feel free to send me tutorials, but as of yet, nobody has.

So, please look next time before making assumptions.