access LAN from outside

[alzomor]

access outside lan test

Hi

I have a socket client server program in C
I have tested this program on LAN between 2 Pcs and it was working fine.

Now I am trying to test the program from out side "server on my LAN and client from internet"
I am using port 5000 so I set port forwarding on my ADSL router to forward requestes on port 5000 to the PC running the socket server application.

always I fail to connect to server from outside.

on the other hand I can't ping the network WAN address from out side
If ping from inside the LAN I get response and If I ping from out side the lan I get time out.

Finally If I run Appachi server , I can access the test website from outside!!!

So what should be the problem?

Salam
Hossam Alzomor

 

[ahmed osama]

check website from outside lan

1st of all some router need reboot after configing port fwd
2nd check any firewall u have (xp firewall , antivirus ,............)
3rd there is many online port scanner , run ur server software , then try any of them so be sure that the port is opened

well try that and then tell me the result

 

[alzomor]

how to check website from outside lan

Asslamo 3likom

Thanks Ahmed for your support
I was a strange behaviour of the ADSL router.
I configure the port forwarding but when I restart the router it forgot about its configuration.
I discovered that using port scan.
Now it's working fine.

Salam
Hossam Alzomor
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[ahmed osama]

access device on lan outside of network

u are welcome

are u from egypt?

 

[alzomor]

test website outside local network

Asslamo 3likom

yes

Salam
Hossam Alzomor