Hi all,

I am new to Apache, and I am having trouble getting the server to work
over the net. I have everything working properly from the local
server. For example, I can type in my domain (romrevolution.com) and
the site comes up just fine when entered on the server itself.
However, other computers on the Internet cannot access it. My server
is up on the net, firewall disabled; I've tried all I know to try. I
can access the server remotely from anywhere on the net through Remote
Desktop and the domain, so I know there's no IP issues.

I believe the problem may have to do with the fact that I am using a
router. I have set the router up to automatically forward port 80 to
the server, and it performs this just fine, locally. When I type in
the IP address of the router anywhere on the router's "network" I can
access my site. However, the Internet still can't. Thank you for your
!

- Jason

On 3 Apr 2005, jasondavidcarr@gmail.com <jasondavidcarr@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am new to Apache, and I am having trouble getting the server to work
> over the net. I have everything working properly from the local
> server. For example, I can type in my domain (romrevolution.com) and
> the site comes up just fine when entered on the server itself.
> However, other computers on the Internet cannot access it. My server
> is up on the net, firewall disabled; I've tried all I know to try. I
> can access the server remotely from anywhere on the net through Remote
> Desktop and the domain, so I know there's no IP issues.
>
> I believe the problem may have to do with the fact that I am using a
> router. I have set the router up to automatically forward port 80 to
> the server, and it performs this just fine, locally. When I type in
> the IP address of the router anywhere on the router's "network" I can
> access my site. However, the Internet still can't. Thank you for your
> !

What does the server log say when access is attempted from the internet?
If nothing, then maybe your ISP blocks incoming port 80 and you may need
to configure apache and router forwarding for some other port (which would
need to be included in URLs).

Look for Allow and Deny directives in your server config. Some systems
may be set by default to only allow local access.

See apache docs for UseCanonicalName. Setting that Off may when you
need to access it by both public and private IPs or names (especially if
set or assumed ServerName does not resolve one way or the other).