Localhost locally working; outside not working.

Hi,

I am using IIS 5.1 on WinXP on a home computer. I also have .NET framework 1.1 installed. If I type:

URL
URL
URL
URL

they all work fine .. and all display default.aspx.

But if I ask friends to access URL, they get the message "could not connect to server".
I have SBC DSL connection and 169.254.x.x is Ethernet Adapter Lan IP address.
WinXP's Internet connection firewall is disabled (in Network connections).
Under IIS snap-in -> Default Web Site has IP address set to (All Unassigned) and TCP Port is 80.
Under IIS snap-in -> Directory Security -> Authentication Methods, 'Anonymous Access' and 'Integrated Windows Authentication' are checked/enabled.

In Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services, I have some services disabled and some are set at manual. I don't know if there's anything there that can affect this problem.

I am just curious if there is a setting somewhere that need to be set/reset in order to access my localhost page from outside.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Jaggi

The error came back as:
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The page cannot be displayed.
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing

technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.

On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your

local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).

If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network

and automatically discover network connection settings.
If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
click Detect Network Settings

Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About

Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.

If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it.

Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the

Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.

Click the Back button to try another link.

Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer
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Firstly you say:



To access your website from externally, outside of your network, you must use your external IP address, not your LAN IP Address. Go to www.whatismyip.com to find your external IP address. This is what your friend needs to type to access your computer.

Secondly, how do you connect to the Internet. If it is through a router, you need to configure the router from the web admin pages to setup port forwarding, to forward all requests for TCP port 80 to the internal ip address of your computer. Once you have done this, go to www.grc.com and select Shields Up (about halfway down). Click Proceed, and select the "Common Ports" option. Check that Port 80 is open.

THe 169 ip is an autoconfiguration IP address assigned by windows. If your system has the 169.254 ip it's not even getting an ip from your router cable modem whatever. So say your computer is connected direct to the internet through cable. 1st make sure you can view web pages from the internet. If you can then go to URL give your friends the ip off that page (make sure ie is not set to autodetect settings under connections lan settings or the ip you get will be the proxy of your isp and not your acutal machine) YOUr host may have blocked port 80 inbound which I serously doubt but you can change the port for your default web site to like 8100 so then when your friends test it they can got to URL eg. URL. MOstly i think it's beacuse youre giving them the windows autoconfig ip and not your real IP. Also I would renable your xp firewall and only let in the ports you want. ie 80 8100 whatever. If you want to emai me i could help you test it out.

URL
URL

they all work fine .. and all display default.aspx.

But if I ask friends to access URL, they get the message "could not connect to server".
I have SBC DSL connection and 169.254.x.x is Ethernet Adapter Lan IP address.
WinXP's Internet connection firewall is disabled (in Network connections).
Under IIS snap-in -> Default Web Site has IP address set to (All Unassigned) and TCP Port is 80.
Under IIS snap-in -> Directory Security -> Authentication Methods, 'Anonymous Access' and 'Integrated Windows Authentication' are checked/enabled.

In Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services, I have some services disabled and some are set at manual. I don't know if there's anything there that can affect this problem.

I am just curious if there is a setting somewhere that need to be set/reset in order to access my localhost page from outside.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Jaggi

The error came back as:
-----------------------------------------------------
The page cannot be displayed.
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing

technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.

On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your

local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).

If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network

and automatically discover network connection settings.
If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
click Detect Network Settings

Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About

Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.

If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it.

Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the

Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.

Click the Back button to try another link.

Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer
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