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Article:		Apache Web-Serving with Mac OS X: Part 1
Subject:		Dumb question, I think: IP address
Date:		2001-12-28 16:22:34
From:		dafann
The IP address I see in the Sharing preferences (192.168.1.100) is the default address of my LinkSys router. That address is printed in the LinkSys manual, so it belongs to thousands of devices out there. Surely it is of no use for a personal Web site. What am I overlooking? Thanks!

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• Dumb question, I think: IP address
  2002-03-02 15:39:03  dci [View]
  
  
  Because of how long it's been since your post I assume you've probably gotten this figured out, but here goes anyway...
  
  When you authenticate to get into your Linksys router you'll see a series of tabs. Click on the status tab and look down and you'll see LAN: and WAN:. Under WAN you'll see "IP Address:". THAT's the IP address you're looking for.
  
  DW

• Dumb question, I think: IP address
  2002-01-07 08:19:50  pizzasub [View]
  
  
  There are a few IP blocks that are reserved for intranet addresses; 192.168.x.x is one of them.
  
  What this means is that that IP address is only accessible from inside your network. I've got a 192.168.1.100 inside my network, too; but I can only get to it from inside.
  
  Make any sense?

• Dumb question, I think: IP address
  2001-12-29 08:41:44  Morbus Iff | [View]
  
  
  Sadly, I'm no networking guru, but it sounds like the Sharing preference panel is showing you the IP from the inside of your router - do you know the IP address on the outside (ie. the IP address your ISP gives you?).
  
  Either way, until you figure that IP out, you can still use http://127.0.0.1/ or http://localhost/.