Re: Re: Quick help - can you see my webserver

["Christopher Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark,

I can certainly surf/ping from the webserver out to the internet ok.

I can ftp from the local green network to it.

I can see the website from the local network.

I added a port forward to the smoothie config but that's about all.



Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: mark_harrison_uk2<mailto:mph@xxxxxxx>
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 13 September 2004 21:45
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Quick help - can you see my webserver


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>,
"Christopher Purves"
<CHRIS_PURVES@M<mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@M>...> wrote:
> Grrrrr I wonder why it is not working - it works locally but I guess
its note really going onto the internet and back.
>
> Chris

The commonest problem is reverse routing. Can you surf the internet
(or at least ping www.altavista.co.uk) from the server. (The reason
for picking altavista.co.uk is that it allows pings, wheras many sites
block them.

Given you're using Smoothie, remember that you have to set BOTH a
NAT/PAT rule _AND_ a pinhole. It's not like commercial firewalls where
the rule sets are integrated.

You may find that the ukha IRC channel is the ideal place for
resolving questions like this in real time.... #ukha on irc.nixhelp.org

Regards,

Mark