Archived from groups: alt.comp.networking.connectivity (More info?)
Hi,
I have several computers connected via router and to the internet. My laptop
is connected to the router IP address 192.168.0.8 I also set port forwarding
for port 80 to that IP address. My Internet IP address is 61.3.23.4
When I connect to a website hosted on my laptop all I have to type into a
web browser is http://61.3.23.4 Because my router opens port 80 to the IP
address of my laptop I can connect to the laptop from anywhere in the world.
I am wondering if there is a different way to connect. Maybe by telling the
router to open port 80 to all IP addresses assigned to all computers
connected. To do this, I figured I would need to type into the web browser
both IP addesses. Internet and local. Something like :
http://61.3.23.4:192.168.0.8
Unfortunately this does not work. The reason why I want this to work is
because a router seemingly only allows one IP address to forward port 80 to.
(If there are routers that do not have this limitation what would the web
address look like?). I would like to be able to connect to my other machine
as well without having to re-configure the router every time. Is there a way
to do this?
Thanks a lot for your suggestions.
Ken
Hi,
I have several computers connected via router and to the internet. My laptop
is connected to the router IP address 192.168.0.8 I also set port forwarding
for port 80 to that IP address. My Internet IP address is 61.3.23.4
When I connect to a website hosted on my laptop all I have to type into a
web browser is http://61.3.23.4 Because my router opens port 80 to the IP
address of my laptop I can connect to the laptop from anywhere in the world.
I am wondering if there is a different way to connect. Maybe by telling the
router to open port 80 to all IP addresses assigned to all computers
connected. To do this, I figured I would need to type into the web browser
both IP addesses. Internet and local. Something like :
http://61.3.23.4:192.168.0.8
Unfortunately this does not work. The reason why I want this to work is
because a router seemingly only allows one IP address to forward port 80 to.
(If there are routers that do not have this limitation what would the web
address look like?). I would like to be able to connect to my other machine
as well without having to re-configure the router every time. Is there a way
to do this?
Thanks a lot for your suggestions.
Ken