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Open website via computer IP address while running tomcat locally with a router?

I'm working on a website for a friend, developing using Eclipse/Tomcat. I'm running it locally and trying to open it via my internet port IP address, but I can't get it to work. The computer I am running it from is connected to a router, so it is running off of 192.168.1.4, and http://192.168.1.4:8080/Mobile_Site/index.jsp works. However when I try and open it via my internet port IP, http://67.xxx.244.xx:8080/Mobile_Site/index.jsp it doesn't find it from any device, even outside my local network. Is there a way to send the link when running locally when connected to a router?

Solution

  • You have to configure your router port forwarding (or virtual servers depending on the router) to forward TCP connections from 67.xxx.244.xx:NNNN to 192.168.1.4:8080.

    Then you give the 67.xxx.244.xx:NNNN address to your friend.

    Note: NNNN at your router doesn't need to be 8080, as long as the port forwarding is set properly.