Forward port?

[ZeroShade]

I have mapped a port so that i can send my address... http://internalipaddress: portnumber/Default.aspx on the internet so that anybody within my network can see files and download them from specific areas from my computer. What I need to do is configure through my router somehow to use my externalipaddress instead of internal. Does anybody know how I can go about doing this? If it means anything I have a dlink dir-655. Thanks!

Second note... how do i fix that emoticon... should be : port

 

[Alvin.C]

Hello,

So you want to share files between computers on your network? What operating system(s) are you using? In Windows, You can set up file sharing.

 

[ZeroShade]

I'm trying to serve it up as an actual address. I want to play with things, programmer thing ^_^

 

[KSoD]

Have you checked PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

for specific instructions on how to port forward on yoru router?

PS Fixed the issue in the first post and merged them together.

 

[ZeroShade]

I thought of portforward.... did that for utorrent. I'll take a look... see what i come across.

 

[IO.Relentless]

Hey ZeroShade,

So i understand that you want people who are on you Local Area Network (not via internet) to be able to type somthing like http://ZeroShadesComputer:port and be able to access files off your computer?

If this is the case then there are a few ways you could do this.

My favorite way would be to install a program on your computer called Wamp Server link: Install PHP 5 Apache MySQL on Windows : WampServer

which will install a web server on your computer (very simple and small nothing mad here) and you can put web files in the C:\wamp\www directory and then link to the files on you computer you want people to view via the website in the \www\ dir.

So for example if you put an index.html page in the \www\ dir and a user goes to http://ZeroShadesComputer:80 they will be shown the index page

The web server will allow you to be able to code in PHP, ASP, HTML and anything web based with a full phpMyAdmin interface just like online except completely local! its awsome.

Hope this is what you are looking for anymore questions i will be glad to help!

Peace,
Relentless.

 

[ZeroShade]

Actually the opposite of that. I'd like users to be able to access my computer not locally but via the internet.

 

[IO.Relentless]

Sorry i didnt understand properly. In that case take a look at this

WWW FAQs: How do I set up my router to forward ports from the Internet to my computer?

And then some further stuff for home web servers:
Geek to Live: How to set up a personal home web server

Hope this helps.

Relentless.

 

[ZeroShade]

I'll try apache out. I installed it for php before so I should be able to figure it out.

 

[Soldi3r]

Maybe if you are just looking for file transfers, it may be in your best interest to set up an FTP server. I like Filezilla as it works well and is free.