OT: Web server no longer works
Jonathan Ryshpan
jonrysh at pacbell.net
Thu Jul 3 18:33:12 UTC 2014
On Thu, 2014-07-03 at 13:12 -0500, Kevin Martin wrote:
> On 07/03/2014 12:47 PM, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
> > I run a small weather station that acts as a web server. Recently it's become impossible to
> > access it via the web, though I can still access it over my local network. Some details:
> >
> > * My ISP is AT&T using their Uverse service.
> > * The server was accessible from the web a month or so ago.
> > * The server has web address oaklandweather.no-ip.org, which currently resolves to
> > 99.121.57.131, and probably will for some time.
> > * I can ping the server either over the LAN or via the web without trouble.
> > * An attempt to connect to the weather station as a web server (HTTP) times out.
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that the Uverse gateway is set up correctly: It worked properly in the past
> > and I haven't made any changes to it. An inspection of the settings doesn't show anything
> > obviously wrong.
> >
> > Has AT&T changed its terms of service? I vaguely remember the terms of service don't allow
> > customers to run servers; but I can't find any such restriction in documents available on the
> > web. Also the (AT&T supplied) gateway has a function to explicitly open a "pinhole" allowing
> > HTTP service from a computer on the customer side of the gateway.
> Do a google search for microsoft and no-ip. You may have gotten clobbered by microsoft.
>
> Kevin
Thanks! It looks like you have hit the nail on the jackpot. M$ messes up again.
jon
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