From: Robert Klemme Date: 2006-12-01T18:00:13+09:00 Subject: [OT] Re: how can someone see my webserver if I have a wireless router ? On 01.12.2006 04:52, Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote: > Hi > May be this can Help. > Look at option 3 on this page,http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html > Jack (MVP-Networking). Additionally he needs to set configure his router to either place his laptop in the DMZ or set up the laptop as virtual server. > wrote in message > news:1164944574.297109.52650@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com... >> Here is my question. I have a laptop and I run a ruby/rails based web >> brick server which serves up html pages. I have emailed people a way to >> access this webserver through a URL that looks sort of like: >> >> http://201.120.126.203:1000/ >> >> I could be at a public library on a wireless connection, and as long as >> my web server is running, people can get to my website. I figured out >> the url through ipconfig. However, now I have a wireless router in my >> condo, so my laptop is wireless through the router. The url I used >> before doesn't work, and of course ipconfig shows a generic intranet or >> whatever ip address for my local area network. Is there anyway I can >> still have someone get to my website on my laptop ? >> >> I suppose I could unplug the router and plug the laptop in if I want to >> show someone something particular, but the cable modem seems to take a >> while to reset and doing it like that of course is kind of a pain >> anyway. This is OT in c.l.r. F'up set to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web robert