Here is my setup: PC -----------------Router----------Internet (192.168.1.10) (192.168.1.1) PC---------------------/ (192.168.1.11) subnet 255.255.255.0 problem: 192.168.1.10 is running Apache 2.2.6(newest version). However the webpage cannot be accessed from any other computer inside or outside the network. the page can be accessed by 192.168.1.10, 127.0.0.1,localhost (from 192.168.1.10) but not from anywhere else. Pings only work from PC to router, not Pc to Pc. I have already forwarded port 80 to 192.168.1.10. I also tried moving it to 55555 among other various ports, no avail. All help is appreciated

Depending on how you configured Apache when you installed it it could be listening on port 8080. Have you tried that. Look at the Apache configuration file and you should find a line: Listen 192.168.1.10:xx xx being the port it is listening on and the IP address of the computer it is installed on. Stuart

In my Apache file I have the following two lines listen 55555 servername X.Y.Z.W:55555 (X.Y.Z.W is the outside IP for the Router)

Change x.y.z.w to the IP address of the computer Apache is running on. When it is behind a router Apache knows nothing of public IP address, only private addresses. In fact if you leave out server name and Apache will deduce it for itself but by putting in a specific IP address you are overriding that capability. In my configuration I have which works: ServerName saturn.MYOB:8080 Listen 192.168.2.4:8080 saturn is the computer name. MYOB is the workgroup name and 192.168.2.4 is the computers IP address. There is no mention of a public IP address anywhere. As it is likely to change every time the router re-boots which would mean reconfiguring Apache. This doesn't happen as all the work is done in the router. Stuart

Updated listen & servername commands to read: Listen 192.168.1.10:55555 servername vitus.4699UPSTAIRS:55555 I can connect to the webserve by typing 192.168.1.10:55555 on 192.168.1.10 however I still cannot connect to 192.168.1.10 from 192.168.1.11 even though I made sure they are on the same workgroup and they recognize each other as for outside the network testing, I have to wait to see if I can access it from an outside location tomorrow

I have just remembered something regarding Linksys routers. You cannot connect to your own web site using your public IP address from a computer within your own network. A minor inconvenience but something that might look wrong if you are not aware of it. Belkin routers will allow this. You should still be able to connect from 192.168.1.11 though. Stuart

Try the simple and stupid thing first. Find out if you have Windows Firewall installed. I went through this a couple of weeks ago, I have IIS running on 80, and tried to install a proprietary web server to run on another port, (and it didn't matter which port, just so long as I know), but if you don't specifically turn off, or allow the Windows Firewall its access, you won't see the server. So whatever port you want to see it on, turn off the firewall for that port. You should be able to at least ping the machine, from another machine, if that works, inter-connectivity is good. Just play with the firewall. You'll have her running in no time. -Brian