[Fwd: Re: How to access web site from other computers]

[jt...@jimstudebaker.org]

What is the IP address of the machine you have the tomcat server running
on.  What is the port you are running tomcat on?

You should be able to reach the default welcome page on the tomcat server
by typing the url http://ipaddress:portnumber/.

If you can reach the tomcat server from an external machine on the
internet using the url above, then you do not have a firewall problem.  If
you can not reach the tomcat server from an external machine on the
internet using the url above, then you may have a firewall problem.

Let me know the results.

If you give me your ip address and port number by direct email I can try
the test myself.  Send an email to jtsbaker@jimstudebaker.org.

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Re: How to access web site from other computers
From:    jtsbaker@jimstudebaker.org
Date:    Wed, March 9, 2005 9:40 am
To:      "Tomcat Users List" <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
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I do not get a ping for dummy.dynalias.net.  Is this the actual dynamic
dns name you defined?

----- Original Message -----
From: "James T. Studebaker" <jt...@jimstudebaker.org>
To: "Tomcat Users List" <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: How to access web site from other computers


When you type in http://dummy.dnsalias.net/web/JSP/login.html in the IE do
you get a tomcat error or do you get a "The page cannot be displayed" or
do you get some other error?

Thank you
James T. Studebaker

----- Original Message -----
From: "U K Laxmi" <la...@yahoo.com>
To: "Tomcat Users List" <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:50 AM
Subject: RE: How to access web site from other computers


Thank you for the detailed info. I appreciate it. May
be, in future i may go for a static IP address. But
for testing purposes, i would like to do some wrok
around specified by you.

I went to www.dyndns.org and selected 'Dynamic DNS'
and did whatever it asked me to. I'm able to access it
locally. ie.

http://dummy.dnsalias.net/web/JSP/login.html

But not from other computers (one at office). I'm able
to ping to this machine. But not able to see the web
application. Is this is a firewall issue? How can i
identify what are the firewalls/spywares running in my
system and how to allow the IP Address to be visible.

Pls help. Thanks to everyone for the answers.

--- jtsbaker@jimstudebaker.org wrote:

> OK.  There have been suggestions that you get a
> static ip address.  If
> your internet service provider will assign you a
> static ip address, that
> will solve your problem if you are trying to access
> the tomcat service
> using a domain name.
>
> However if your internet service provider is
> unwilling to provide a static
> IP address, which is the case for most providers,
> you still can access the
> tomcat service from the internet.  What you can do
> is define a dynamic dns
> service at a provider such as dyndns.org.  You can
> set up a dynamic dns
> service where the ip address is updated from a
> program you install on your
> local windows machine using one of their domains.
> You have several
> choices of such programs available on the dyndns.org
> site.  The program
> you install on your local windows machine detects
> when the IP address of
> your local machine changes.  The program then sends
> the new IP address to
> the dyndns.org service and the ip address of the
> dynamic dns service you
> set up with them is automatically updated.  This
> service is free for a
> limited number of machines.
>
> You could also buy a domain name from a domain name
> service provider.
> Dyndns.org does sell domain names also.  You can
> then define a dynamic dns
> service with dyndns.org just the same as described
> above using your
> domain.  I believe dyndns.org will charge you an
> annual fee for using your
> own domain name.
>
> Let me know if this helps.
>
> As a side issue you can access the tomcat service on
> your local windows
> machine from another computer on the internet in a
> test situation with out
> establishing a dynamic dns account. You can do this
> by entering a record
> in the hosts file of the computer from which you
> wish to access the tomcat
> service.  I expect you to find the host file at:
> c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/host or
> c:/winnt/system32/drivers/etc/host.
>
> Enter a line in the form:
> <domainname> <ipaddress>
>
> Supply your domain name for the host account defined
> in tomcat
> configuration for <domainname>.  Do not include the
> < or the > characters.
>  Localhost will not work.  If you have not defined a
> host other than
> localhost in tomcat configuration, you will have to
> define another host
> account.  Supply the ip address assigned to your
> machine where tomcat is
> running for <ipaddress>.  Do not include the < or
> the > characters.  Here
> is an example how the line should look:
>
> jimstudebaker.org 65.254.62.178
>
> Then save the host file.  Open the IE and type in
> the url
> http://domainname:8080/.  This assumes your tomcat
> port is the default
> 8080.  This obviously not a general permanent
> solution, since the internet
> dns servers do not have a record for the entry you
> put in the host file.
> It is a quick and easy way to test access to the
> service from another
> machine on the internet however.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Let me know if this was of help.
>
> > The machine is connected to internet thro'
> broadband
> > connection.
> >
> > --- jtsbaker@jimstudebaker.org wrote:
> >> An answer to this question would require a little
> >> more information.
> >>
> >> When you say "My computer is in network" is the
> >> network you are refering
> >> to a local area network or is the window machine
> >> connected directly to the
> >> internet through a broadband connection or a dial
> up
> >> connection?
> >>
> >> Send a response to this question and then I can
> go
> >> on to the next question.
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: U K Laxmi [mailto:laxmiuk@yahoo.com]
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:13 AM
> >> > To: Tomcat Users List
> >> > Subject: How to access web site from other
> >> computers
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I've a web application developed using apache
> and
> >> > tomcat on windows 2000 machine. I can access
> the
> >> > application locally. ie. using
> >> http://localhost/web/JSP/login.html and
> >> > also using machine name ie.
> >> http://dummy/web/JSP/login.html. My computer
> >> > is in network. But i'm unable access my web
> >> application from other
> >> > computers. What should i do to make my web
> >> application available on
> >> > other machines as well? Any other s/w i need?
> Pls
> >> suggest.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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