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port forwarding port 80

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by dlandmesser

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Hey all. I need some help with port forwarding. I have successfully forwarded port 21 and accessed my FTP, but I can't seem to get port 80 working to access my web server. I'm using Xerver, which might be the problem. It works on my LAN, but when I connect from an outside IP it won't find the domain. I'm using a Belkin (first mistake) but I don't think that's the problem. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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by deity_chooch

Forwarding port 80 should be just like forwarding port 21. First though, confirm that the web server is actually serving the web page on the IP and port number you've entered into the router. If this is working correctly and you can access the page on your LAN, then I would assume something is either misconfigured in the router, or the router is having an issue with port forwarding, in which case maybe try resetting the router.

by dlandmesser

Okay I see. I made some progress last night. I changed the port to 8080 and it works now. Unfortunately I now need to type ":8080" after the domain name for it to work. I assume browsers default to port 80 for http, so it won't open without telling it the port to use. I'm confused why port 8080 works and port 80 doesn't. Any guesses? It's probably something simple. Any help would be great. It's not a big deal at this point.

by deity_chooch

Nothing comes to mind as to why you can use port 8080 but not 80. Maybe it's something your router's support site has on an FAQ or something?

by dlandmesser

Well, whatever. I'm not concerned with it. Thanks for your assistance!

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