newbie: apache 2.0.x and no internet connection

Hello,

I'am an newbie with web servers but learning.
Now I have the following problem. I installed apache 2.0 on my Windows XP pro
system... and it works! I can access the localhost without trouble.
But when I start up MS-IE I get an "page can not be found"
It seems that there is no internet connection. But there is (I'am sure).
I tried to "stop" the server but it makes no difference.
Can anybody help me. I looked on the manual page from apache but can not find
the problem there.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Michel

Make sure that
- no firewall bocks port 80
- router, if any, is forwarding port 80
- server works in your LAN

Check my troubles in the thread I've closed yesterday "Apache on XP Pro
SP2" same group.

"The Q" <theqmaster@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<1110652305.827707.259150@l41g2000cwc.googleg roups.com>...
> Make sure that
> - no firewall bocks port 80
> - router, if any, is forwarding port 80
> - server works in your LAN
>
> Check my troubles in the thread I've closed yesterday "Apache on XP Pro
> SP2" same group.

Thanks for you mail.

There is no firewall (disabled the MS SP2 one)
Port 80 is forwarded in my router.
I can access the server in my LAN
I checked the gateway there is non. I use a fixed IP.
I even tried putting my server in the DMZ tot make sure that the firewall in
my modem/router wasn't the problem. :-(

Any more ideas????
any help is welcome.

Michel

open a command prompt window and type..

telnet localhost 80
if you get some html displayed on the screen it means the server is
running if not and exits right away means it not. Check if you have a
different server installed at port 80 and check whether or not the
Apache2 installed at port 80.

Check also the services to see if the service is running in services
window in adminitrator tool ( Should read start )