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Name: gloit Date: March 5, 2004 at 14:11:29 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: 2gig/256mb
Comment:
I have cable internet and my provider states on their web site that I can't run a web server on my computer. Why? Is there a way around this? I want to host a website that runs asp but I don't want to have to pay $40 a month to do it.
Name: benpeterson Date: March 5, 2004 at 20:53:55 Pacific
Reply:
Configure the server to use a port other than 80. This will however make it a little different to access your site. For instance say you use port 2323. Now your site will be at http://www.yoursite.com:2323
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Response Number 2
Name: Jamie_McCoy Date: March 6, 2004 at 15:51:11 Pacific
Reply:
you can get free url redirection from
http://www.freedomain.co.nr/
so instead of
http://www.yoursite.com:2323
you could have
http://www.yoursite.co.nr which links to your http://www.yoursite.com:2323 but without all the port number business
Name: wheelspinner99 Date: March 6, 2004 at 21:19:27 Pacific
Reply:
Well, the first thing you really have to check is if your ISP even blocks port 80, which is the standard port for http requests. Go to portdetective.com and get your open ports scanned. If port 80 isn't blocked then you can setup a webserver without changing anything other than just installing the webserver. If the port is blocked do like ben said and just change it to another open port. URL redirection isn't an issue in this matter. Cable companies just don't want u to run a webserver b/c you could bog network traffic down. Hope thid helps
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