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Q: I am wondering how to establish an Internet server that can be seen / reached by Internet users via a Linksys router between the server and the outside world. I understand that the routers IP address is that everything seen by the outside world (Internet) side, so as to reach the server, users of both the routers IP address and the servers IP address? Is there a website that talks about how to do this? Thank you. 
Best Answer: Hi, well you have to take two big steps, you need to understand that you have to en-route your ports twice; from the modem to the router and from the router to the server
First ONE: Check modem nat configuration there you will find something like "port mapping set" re-route port 80 and 8080 to your router ip.
Second: Check your router web configurator, you should find something like your modem, their are different but the firmware must contain the same components, there you re-route again port 80 and 8080, BUT this time to your computer's IP and that's it ready to roll hope it helps you byeee
Re:Thanks for helping. Those are very neat web sites. There is a lot more to this than I thought. Was planning to use Personal Web Server but just learned it only supports few users at a time.:Q Guess I'll have to buy a Windows 2000 server $$$
or something since Linux sounds harder.Re:Not necessarily what? Perhaps you didn't understand what Brian just said.
A site CAN be hosted even if one has a dynamic IP address. There are services that take care of this by updating the address whenever it changes.
guy, NCNE
Re:not necessarily, ive had my ip for a year now, its still dhcp
Re:You can still host a website, but you're gonna need a Dynanic DNS service. Very do-able.
Re:basically means you dont have to do any configuring of the ip or "hardcoding" but an ip is always existent.
Re:dhcp = dynamic host configuration protocol, means the dhcp server can give you a new ip at any time, but you will always have an ip address, you must undertand that, for you to be surfing the internet, you just dont surf without identification routed to infinity. go to start > run > type in winipcfg(if you have winme or lower) or ipconfig (if you have any flavor of NT i.e. win2k, nt4, etc. that will show your wan ip address.
Re:I think my ISP uses a DHCP server so I don't think I have an IP address because the WAN IP address is set to "obtain an address automatically". Is it still possible to run an internet server or do you need a static IP address?
Re:Your users from the Internet use your WAN address (the IP your ISP gave you). Then your router has to forward the different web requests to the proper LAN address (internal IP number). The website in my sig has some example you can look at.
Re:guy,
If you just want to setup a web server, and don't want to expose the entire system using DMZ, just forward port 80 to the LAN (internal) address of the system you'll be using as the server.
guy, NCNE
Re:www.practicallynetworked.com is a good site.
the router will automatically route it to the address that you put on the "dmz" port, that will be the only computer exposed to the internet, therefore, it will be as if it takes the wan ip address.
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