I have a home server set up with a couple of things going. Here is the weird thing that I can't figure out. I can access everything just fine from an INTERNET connection external to my LAN using my domain name, let's say "domain.com". So, if I type into my computer on my LAN www.domain.com, it searches without actually finding it's destination giving up after a period of time saying the server cannot be found. But, if I type www.domain.com on my mobile phone using my data connection, it connects without a hitch and everything functions fine. I have done this set up before at a different home, but since I moved, I have come across this problem and either don't remember having this happen before or don't remember what I did to resolve it. Could some one direct me as to what I should look for?
Do you mean the domain does not works in a LAN and does over Internet ? When in LAN try to ping the domain and see if it resolved to the correct IP address.
Sorry for the late response. Yes, you are correct on your assumption and I tried to ping the domain and it does point to my external IP address. That is what is so confusing.
so, i just read an article that says my router may not support reverse nat. any suggestions as to how I might over come this issue? I am using a linux os.
If it responds to the ping response to external IP check if a connection is created on the server. When you browse that website use the command below on the server if it initiates a connection on the server. netstat -nap | grep :80
okay, I tried the command, but I am not sure what the information that came up means. Could you also please reword your first sentence? I am not following what you are saying there. Thanks for your help. UPDATE: Okay, so I re-read your response and it made more sense. It seems like it is sending a request to the external ip (the correct one) but nothing is replying back. This is the message I get "SYN_SENT 24280/firefox".