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goof13
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_ 		4. June 2009 @ 18:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The problem I am having is really weird. I have a personal website which i built for a local softball league. Recently I have not been able to type the link into the address bar and find the site. I get a white page that says internet explorer can not display webpage. I can on the other hand do a google search and reach the site. This only happens on my computers at the house on my internet service. Anywhere else I may be the link works fine. I have something blocking this link but i cannot find it, router, firewall ,and spyware programs. I have even done a dns flush. This is the only site that i can find that does not work.
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silk42
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_ 		5. June 2009 @ 13:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are you running your own DNS server as well? If so, you'll need to create a host entry that points your website to your internal IP address.

Host (enter your website's name)
www.example.com

Data (enter your website's internal IP address)
192.168.x.x
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goof13
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_ 		5. June 2009 @ 15:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No i am not running a server. I have cable internet with a wireless router installed on it.
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silk42
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_ 		5. June 2009 @ 17:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Since you're not running your own DNS server, you'll need to edit the hosts file on your computers.

Goto the following directory (for Windows XP)
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

Open hosts file using notepad. Add the internal IP address at the bottom of the hosts file(ex. 192.168.x.x), press tab and enter the domain name for your server (ex. www.example.com). You'll now be able to access your server using the domain name from inside your house.

PS - The reason you're likely having this problem is because your router doesn't support NAT Loopback. If you don't want to mess with the hosts file, you could simply buy a router that supports this feature.

Here's a good link if you want to understand NAT Loopback better.
http://www.dyndns.com/support/kb/loopback_connections.html
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goof13
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_ 		8. June 2009 @ 21:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well i've used this router for about 2 years and never had this problem until i recently purchased a few laptops and im using them with the wireless router. I was always able to connect to the site before this.
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goof13
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_ 		9. June 2009 @ 16:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what would i have done to make changes to cause me to be unable to access by directly typing it in the address bar?
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silk42
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_ 		9. June 2009 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There might be a setting in your router that can enable/disable NAT Loopback. If so, this could have been changed if you reset your router or did a firmware update. You would simply have to re-enable it in the settings menu. If there isn't a setting for this, then I'm not sure why it would have worked before and now it doesn't (assuming there wasn't an update that removed this feature from your router).
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