[Zimwy]

Hi,
I'm trying to use OS X's built in web server. I'm connecting to the internet through an Airport Extreme Base Station (using NAT and DHCP), which is connected to a cable modem. Under the "port mapping" sectino of the base station, I've entered:
Public Port: 80
Private IP Address: 10.0.1.201
Private Port: 80

Now, I've configured my computer so that it always gets IP address 10.0.1.201, but no matter what I do, I can't get the web page from outside my network. Let's say me IP address were 128.148.181.154 (which it used to be....), would I just type:
http://128.148.181.154/~gtaubman/website.html ?
do I need http://128.148.181.154:80/ ?

Either way, neither works. I thought this is what port forwarding was supposed to be for.

Any help?
Thanks!

Gabe

Edit:
I just found a site which says that it works, but that you just can't tell from inside the network. Is this true?

[Angus_D]

Yes, most home routers (probably AirPort included) don't work if you try to access yourself by your outside IP from within your network. Some can forward on these packets to the outside world, where if your ISP is configured correctly, at the first router they hit they'll turn around and bounce back home again, but this is pretty rare. You should try it from another computer.

[Tom N]

As was mentioned, most inexpensive consumer routers, including the Airport device cannot perform loopback operations. You can see if your site running by using a redirect service such as:

http://www.anonymizer.com/

You just type in the URL you want to go to, and this site (and others like it) will access the site for you and then redirect the results back to you for viewing.

Tom N.