that worked and i can now access dominan.com from the server computer

BUT (isnt there always a but)

i cannot access it from the other pc's on the network


"Hostmaster (NS)" <dont.need@my.address.ok> wrote in message
news:cenj2m$2gl$1$830fa795@news.demon.co.uk...
most adsl routers don't let your external request ie: http://domain.com/
work, as it treats you as a 'local internal connection' you could put
domain.com into your hosts file and map into the LAN ip address of the
server

"chris" <someone@here.com> wrote in message
news:410ea96a$1@funnel.arach.net.au...
> i have managed to get it running
>
> and setup the dns etc
>
> however if i goto domain.com from within the lan i cant see the page - if
i
> goto localhost or private ip i can see it ok
>
> from the outside workld it i saccessable on tha domain.com or dedicated IP
>
>
> why cant i see it from within the lan by going to http://domain.com ???
>
> i have forwarded port 80 to my internal ip thats what i needed to do to
get
> it going so far
>
> Thanks
>
> however if someone goes to my domain name
> "Cory Wilkerson" <Cory_Wilkerson@JeffersonCountyOh.com> wrote in message
> news:10gsutnrdqfh51b@corp.supernews.com...
> > what it sounds like you need to do is change your nat policies to nat
your
> > PUBLIC IP to your webserver. so it would say anything on port 80 on IP
> > X.X.X.X nat to PRIVATE IP. that should be all..
> >
> > Cory
> >
> > "chris" <someone@here.com> wrote in message
> > news:4107d24c@funnel.arach.net.au...
> > > My configuration is :
> > > win XP home
> > > running apache 2.0.43, PHP 4,
> > > web server running on port 80
> > > Billion 5100 - 4 port router/DSL modem running on port 88 at the
moment
> > >
> > > runs fine and is accessible from the outside world on my IP when I use
> an
> > > ADSL modem ( no router or hub)
> > >
> > > with the billion router attached (set not to run on port 80 so as to
> free
> > > that port up) my server can not be accessed from the outside world, it
> is
> > > accessible from within the LAN on http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ ,
> > > http://localhost and http://computername
> > >
> > > I know it has something to do with port forwarding but I don't know
> where
> > to
> > > start and what to configure in the router to accomplish this
> > >
> > > if there is anyone who thinks they can help and want some screen shots
> of
> > > the router admin interface I would be glad to send some to you..
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>