[H-GEN] Web Page Viewing

[Christopher LeMoyne]

Hi Rick,

Are you using IP-based or Name-based virtual hosting in Apache?

Regards,
Christopher

Rick Phillips wrote:

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>Some time ago, I used a Netcomm NB1300 as a modem router.  While I was
>using this, I could not view my own web pages, nor any of my friends'
>virtually hosted web pages on my server.  I could not use the server's
>internal address as the page defaulted to the external URL.  That is, if
>I typed http://192.168.2.1, the browser suddenly loaded
>http://www.mywebpage.com.au and could not proceed - I would get "404 Not
>Found".  I could not get anywhere near the virtually hosted pages as the
>server always defaulted to my own start page.
>
>I replaced this router with a Netcomm NB5580 - more sophisticated,
>better port redirection and VPN.  Suddenly I found that I could use
>http://www.mywebpage.com.au and everything worked as it should.  I could
>upload stuff and administer the pages as they were designed to do.  This
>was especially handy on my laptop because I could put the external mail
>server names (pop3. - smtp. )in the correct places and when I was ready
>to travel, nothing had to be changed.  This router died.
>
>I now have a D-Link DSL-G604T which I purchased after reading the
>instruction manual online.  It was only after setting up the router that
>I discovered that I could not longer view the pages looking outside and
>back in again.  Same problem as with the NB1300.  After going to the
>tech support area on the D-Link web site, I found a sentence under
>"Updating firmware" which advises that one can't look out and back in
>again.  This leaves me seemingly with a situation where I can't
>administer my LAMP based web sites not check the health of the virtual
>sites.
>
>I feel there must be a way around this - does anyone have any
>suggestions.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rick Phillips
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