Others not able to access my forum?

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hi, i've downloaded and installed the forum without errors. i'm using JBoss. wen i type http:my.ip.address:8080/forum/ ita working fine. but the problem is wen i try to access the same thing from a friends home, its not working. its showing page cant be displayed. i dont know wat to do. i know its a jboss error.. but anyone got any info on this?

thanks
[originally posted on jforum.net by anishjose27]

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anishjose27 wrote:hi, i've downloaded and installed the forum without errors. i'm using JBoss. wen i type http:my.ip.address:8080/forum/ ita working fine. but the problem is wen i try to access the same thing from a friends home, its not working. its showing page cant be displayed. i dont know wat to do. i know its a jboss error.. but anyone got any info on this?

thanks

Does the IP you're using begin with 192.168... ???
[originally posted on jforum.net by GatorBait3]

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No.. its 202.83.42.213
[originally posted on jforum.net by anishjose27]

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I think what gater was getting at was that it might be a firewall / security issue. When you say:

Page can not be displayed error

is this a JBoss type error or the generic windows/firefox page can not be displayed because the server not found error?

The former means there might be a problem with the jforum setup, the latter error means that your friend machine can't connect to your machine because something is blocking access.

This blocking could be coming from your ISP, the firewall in whatever device connects you to your ISP, or the firewall (e.g. Windows Firewall or IPTables) that is running on your PC.

One thing to remember/check is that JBoss (and most App Servers) treats all URLs as case sensitive. So make sure what is entered is exactly the same, caps and all.
[originally posted on jforum.net by monroe]

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thanks for the reply

its the server not found error.

wen i try to ping my ip from my friends comp, its pinging..
and my firewall is turned off. port 80 is not blocked by the ISP. but i dont know about the firewall at the ISP. how can i check that?

thanks again
[originally posted on jforum.net by anishjose27]

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One thing to be sure of is that your ISP is not blocking incoming connections to common server port. These are different than outgoing ports (e.g. browsing the network) Sometimes they do this to prevent the spread of virii between client computers or because they don't want to support the bandwidth for a server.

In the US, it's not done as much, but since your IP seems to be in India, they may be doing this. The only way to really tell is to ask the ISP.

As to the other part, some cable/dsl modems have built in firewalls. Generally these are the ones that support wireless connections as well as wired. You'd need to check your documentation on that equipment to learn if you can forward the required port.

One other thing to check is if the JBoss software has some sort of allowed hosts security. By default this may be set up to only allow the local host to connect. Sorry, I use Tomcat and can't advise you on JBoss.

Finally, a good test program to see what ports can be seen remotely on a PC is "Shields Up":

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

This will scan your IP to determine what ports answer.


[originally posted on jforum.net by monroe]

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monroe wrote:I think what gater was getting at was that it might be a firewall / security issue.

I was headed to finding out whether the server was internal or external ... and if it was internal, if it is using an internal DHCP IP assigned by a router.

You make some excellent points Monroe (as usual) but in this case, it seems odd that the server & JForum can be hit by one PC just fine (anishjose27's), but not his friend's.

Since it is an external server and working for anishjose27, I would also rule out any JBoss configs ... if it were a misconfiguration issue, then anishjose27 wouldn't be able hit his JForum page from his PC (i.e. not from a shell account access).

And, if the ISP were blocking port 8080, anishjose27 wouldn't be able to get to the JForum page.

So, to me, that seems to rule out any ISP / Server / JBoss config issues.

Does your friend have any firewall software on his PC that might be blocking port 8080? Try disabling the firewall on your friend's computer completely and see if you can hit your JForum install (but remember to turn it back on when finished!).

If you want someone on this forum to try to access your site, post the IP or URL. We'd be happy to share our results.

[originally posted on jforum.net by GatorBait3]

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hi

thanx for the replies bros..
i'm reinstalling my OS today..
tomorrow i'll start fresh..
i'll send u the url..
please check it and provide more info..

thanx..
[originally posted on jforum.net by anishjose27]

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I just noticed that your posting IP matches the IP that you said your server is using (202.83.42.213).

Are you using an external commercially hosted server for your JForum install or using your home PC for the JForum installation?

If you are using your home PC, it negates everything I said in my previous posts ....


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