apache 1.3.9- can not access site from outside local network

[chris_msu]

I am having a problem with apache on my solaris x86. I have apache installed
on my system and have gone through every thing I can find on the internet
about configuring it. The problem is that it works fine to serve any
computer on the local network. But when I try to access it from a computer
outside this network I cant get any http access. I can however ftp and
telnet to the system. I can also set apache up to listen on a port like 8080
for example and can access it in my browser like http://me.mydomain.com:8080
from my home computer.

So my question really is why cant I access port 80, the default http port,
from a computer outside this network.

I have played around with apache for over a day now and can not get any
resolution to this problem. I think that the httpd.conf file is configured
right, and I am also think that the server is set up right because I can ftp
and telnet to it via an outside computer. There are no firewalls or
anything like that on the server network.

If you have any ideas I would really appreciate the help.
Thanks
Chris

[DrWolffenstein]

You have to buy the domain or run BIND / DNS locally on you computer. You can access you webserver by typing in your IP number on a remote computer. You do not have to type:

IP.NU.MB.ER:80.

[GuerillaRacing]

Actually thats not it. I have the same problem on my XP/NTFS Apache server 1.3

It works ONLY when I have port 80 configured in the config file, and it works only on my local network. I need the answer to the same question. Why can I not access it via a browser!!!

The only info I got was that my firewall was blocking it, but I turned it off and same thing

ANYONE HELP!!!

[KevinReichard]

Yes, you do need a domain name for the site or run BIND / DNS locally on your computer.

The DNS allows the rest of the Internet to know that there's a Web site running on your machine. Without it, the rest of the Internet doesn't know that your machine exists.

You should talk with your ISP and make sure that your machine is set up with the proper DNS to be an Internet Web server.

--Kevin