Can't access my web server

[JoeHill]

James Knott wrote: 

> JoeHill wrote:
> > Lennart Sorensen wrote: 
> >
> >     
> >> On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 02:36:57PM -0400, JoeHill wrote:
> >>       
> >>> Amazingly, so is mine now. Incredible, all I had to do was change the port
> >>> forward on the router from UDP to TCP.
> >>>
> >>> Man I am such an idiot sometimes. Very sorry for the wasted time, but
> >>> thanks to everyone who helped eliminate all of the possible problems that
> >>> did not relate to my own stupidity... :-\  
> >>>         
> >> How did it end up on UDP?
> >>       
> >
> > Not sure, really. The interface for the firewall config defaults to TCP, of
> > course. Thing is, whenever my firewall goes down because of a power
> > failure, I have to put the port forwards back in, they're not saved.
> >
> > Anyway, one of those times, in my haste, I must have gotten confused
> > between my webserver and the one that runs bittorrent, and set it to use
> > UDP. Next time I'll be paying closer attention.
> >  
> >     
> If the firewall/router doesn't save the config, I'd recommend getting
> one that works properly.

Alright, jeez, you guys are worse than my wife! Well, okay, she's never nagged
me to upgrade my firewall... ;)

What's the recommendation, then? I've always leaned toward Smoothwall, but I
hear that a lot of people use IPCop. I've got the machine, an old P2 sitting
here doing nothing. It definitely won't fit where my old one does, but that's
okay, I need to do some reconfiguring anyway, I was actually thinking of going
wireless.

-- 
JoeHill
++++++++++++++++++++
Amy: "Bender, your beer belly's so big your door won't even close. And that
 doesn't even make sense." 
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