Topic: Apache page viewable on server but not on local network.

[PiTiger]

I have the latest version of apache web server (version 2.2) running on a laptop with Vista SP2. I would like to use it as a test server which I can turn on and off as needed. My network consists of a wireless router connected to a switch and a DSL modem.

My issue is that I am able to host and view hosted web pages on the server (my laptop which is using wireless) using localhost or my own IP address, but I cannot view pages from any other computers on my local network. Note that for the moment I am NOT interested in hosting sites outside of my LAN.

Here's what I've tried so far. I have shut down Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and my anti-virus firewall. I have forwarded port 80 on my router to my laptop computer. I have tried hosting on several different ports, changing the httpd.conf file and port forwarding to match.

Please, if you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate them. This is becoming a major headache for me.

[gregs24]

If you can access the web pages on your laptop then Apache is working fine and I doubt there is a configuration problem as long as you haven't fidled too much with the default setup. It seem most likely that there is a firewall blocking the other computers.

Try pinging your laptop from another computer on your LAN first to see if they can see it or not.

[glsmith]

servername set to localhost?
if so just change it to the nic IP of the server e.g. 192.xxx.xxx.xxx