how to access from network

i've installed apache on my win xp computer and its ok when i type localhost
in the IE address bar but how do i access from other computers on my
network?
I've tried just typing localhost there , 'servername'/localhost and
servername with the :80 on the end,


Also, different question, my attempt to put apache on another computer ended
with the cmd windo message that make_sock could not bind to 0.0.0.0.80
this meay be a long forgotten installation of something, its my messing
about computer, but how do I find out whats on what port. would netstat -a
show it up? how do I know what program is using the port?


TIA

On Sun, 04 May 2008 08:50:58 GMT, "iz0nlee"
<iz0nlee@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>i've installed apache on my win xp computer and its ok when i type localhost
>in the IE address bar but how do i access from other computers on my
>network?
>I've tried just typing localhost there , 'servername'/localhost and
>servername with the :80 on the end,

This is not related to Apache configuration, but
anyway:

Try:
http://ip-address-of-your-server/

ip-address-of-your-server is probably something like
10.x.y.z or 192.168.1.z.
You can look up the address of the server by typing
ipconfig /all in a CMD window on the server itself.

If you want to use names, you have to do one of the
following:

- add your server name to the hosts file
on every client computer

- use the WAN name, NAT, and NAT loopback

- use the WAN name, NAT, and an external proxy

- setup a name server for your LAN

If you want to know more details, you can search this
group for my name and "NAT loopback".

>Also, different question, my attempt to put apache on another computer ended
>with the cmd windo message that make_sock could not bind to 0.0.0.0.80
>this meay be a long forgotten installation of something, its my messing
>about computer, but how do I find out whats on what port. would netstat -a
>show it up? how do I know what program is using the port?

Not related to Apache configuration either.
Probably IIS, or some smart program that offers a web
interface is listening on port 80. From a CMD prompt as
administrator type:

netstat -a -b -p TCP

>TIA

HTH
--
( Kees
)
c[_] Now that I am a bit older, and marginally better educated,
I know that 'grammar' is something that grammarians come
to people like me to study. They then write grammar books
as a result of their studies. (#144)

"Kees Nuyt" <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> wrote in message
news:2ler14heisjbah2geqblhnegqqdrdk7k4o@dim53.demo n.nl...
> On Sun, 04 May 2008 08:50:58 GMT, "iz0nlee"
> <iz0nlee@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>i've installed apache on my win xp computer and its ok when i type
>>localhost
>>in the IE address bar but how do i access from other computers on my
>>network?
>>I've tried just typing localhost there , 'servername'/localhost and
>>servername with the :80 on the end,
>
> This is not related to Apache configuration, but
> anyway:
>
> Try:
> http://ip-address-of-your-server/
>
> ip-address-of-your-server is probably something like
> 10.x.y.z or 192.168.1.z.
> You can look up the address of the server by typing
> ipconfig /all in a CMD window on the server itself.
>
> If you want to use names, you have to do one of the
> following:
>
> - add your server name to the hosts file
> on every client computer
>
> - use the WAN name, NAT, and NAT loopback
>
> - use the WAN name, NAT, and an external proxy
>
> - setup a name server for your LAN
>
> If you want to know more details, you can search this
> group for my name and "NAT loopback".
>
>>Also, different question, my attempt to put apache on another computer
>>ended
>>with the cmd windo message that make_sock could not bind to 0.0.0.0.80
>>this meay be a long forgotten installation of something, its my messing
>>about computer, but how do I find out whats on what port. would
>>netstat -a
>>show it up? how do I know what program is using the port?
>
> Not related to Apache configuration either.
> Probably IIS, or some smart program that offers a web
> interface is listening on port 80. From a CMD prompt as
> administrator type:
>
> netstat -a -b -p TCP
>
>>TIA
>
> HTH
> --
> ( Kees
> )
> c[_] Now that I am a bit older, and marginally better educated,
> I know that 'grammar' is something that grammarians come
> to people like me to study. They then write grammar books
> as a result of their studies. (#144)

thanks for that, hosts file entry did the trick, theres only two computers
to worry about so its not a chore.

now just got to sort out the port 80 problem on the third which should be
the server. strange but that netstat didn't show any port 80 connection