Hey guys, hope you are all well.
In the latest of my posts on the Orange Livebox, here is some handy advice for using your home computers as web servers with the Orange Livebox.
The router includes some handy port forwarding functions, but something else which it includes as standard is automatic updates for Dynamic DNS Services such as No-IP.com.
A dynamic DNS service allows your livebox to be assigned a domain name, or subdomain, so you can remember a simple address like mylivebox.no-ip.com, rather than your IP address, which is something like 85.165.23.12. This can be very useful for people who can’t afford a professional hosting service, or who want more control over their data.
First, sign up for the free no-ip.info service, and make a new subdomain.
You can then log on to your livebox, and go to the advanced tab, then dynamic DNS updates. You can then enter your username and password, as well as the domain you are using. The livebox will then update your settings on every IP address change to reflect your new domain.
So you could go to example.no-ip.com and your livebox will be contacted to provide the end user with some content. But we’ve got a problem! There’s no content at port 80 (which is the default HTTP Port), so the user won’t get any content.
That’s where my handy guide to port forwarding comes in. Just read it through and configure a computer for Web Serving (port 80), you should then be able to access the computer with content on from your new dynamic URL.
Thanks, Tom
5 responses so far ↓
1 Rob // Apr 7, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Hi Tom,
Can I use a NAS such as Linkstation Live/Freecom as a web server connected to the livebox via LAN? Thanks,
Rob
2 Tom Hallam // Apr 7, 2008 at 11:01 pm
It depends whether you have a port 80 extension on this server.
If not I can give you some code for an apache server and php to allow you to list all of the files as a web page.
3 Mike Collins // Jun 18, 2008 at 10:37 pm
found this works for dell colour laser 3110cn PCL 6 many thanks
4 lajos birizdo // Nov 22, 2008 at 6:03 am
hi!
i want to connect by wireless to the livebox with my laptop but a cannot do.i check all the security settings but a can t find the problem?whats the problem then?
thanjks
5 John // Nov 23, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Lajos, your problem is most probably you are not pairing the devices - before you enter the WEP key press 1 on the back of livebox. Then enter key at wireless device and press enter. By default you have 10 minutes to get the key correct or you will have to start again.
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