[mythtv-users] Mythweb behind a firewall -- Why isnt it working? (port 80 is forwarded)

Robert rjg at digitalisles.com
Mon Jun 16 14:42:49 EDT 2003


My ISP does this as well.  I just used port 8080, it is not like you
want people to just find you "mythweb" interface anyway, so it isn't
such a bad thing.

-Robert

On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 12:15:52PM -0500, Christopher Maahs <cmaahs at eatenbygrue.com> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:15:52 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Christopher Maahs <cmaahs at eatenbygrue.com>
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users]  Mythweb behind a firewall -- Why isnt it working?
>   (port 80 is forwarded)
> Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
> 
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, John Klimek wrote:
> 
> {clippity}
> > I am forwarding port 80 to my local address 192.168.1.3 (the mandrake box).
> > 
> {clip, clip}
> > Do I need to forward any other ports besides 80?
> > 
> > Do I need to configure apache in some special way?
> 
> What you need to do is watch for traffic coming into port 80 on your 
> firewall.  My bet would be that your ISP has graciously blocked port 80 
> from even getting to you.  For your own protection of course. /rude ISP
> 
> If you can, configure your firewall to forward say port 8080 to internal 
> port 80.
> 
> Then access: http://your.external-ip.address:8080/mythweb/main.php
> 
> Hopefully they haven't blocked port 8080 as well.
> 
> Good luck, 
> 
> ~cj
> 
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