Using no-ip.com to show your localhost?

[Beau]

I've seen heaps of people doing this, and I know it has to do with forwarding ports, but whenever I try, it never works. I'm running a xampp setup on localhost, but how do I get it to be displayed onto the web?

[Florx]

Do you have a router?

[iUnknown]

I've seen heaps of people doing this, and I know it has to do with forwarding ports, but whenever I try, it never works. I'm running a xampp setup on localhost, but how do I get it to be displayed onto the web?

When you make a Host file on your account, make the type:

Host Type:
DNS Host (A)

Make sure the IP address it shows is correct as well, and not just a network IP address or something, your actual computers ONLINE IP address.

[Florx]

He might have to port forward aswell

I can't get my router to forward at all. Stupid netgear. If anybody has sucessfully done it please tell me

[adamFTW]

I undertsand how to, but it confuses me.

[rh4u]

if you dont know how i reccomennd you use hamachi.

[Beau]

I've got a D-Link DSL-504G router, so I have access to forwarding ports... I don't want to use Hamachi, simply because I don't want to deal with virtual networks, I just want it to work.

@iUnknown: Which hosts file?

[VistaBoy]

can you open ports on the d-link G series? i know you can on the T series.

[Beau]

Unsure about opening them... You can forward them, however.

Sorry, I'm aware what the Hosts area is, actually poked around no-ip (was so flustered with trying to get modem to work )

[adamFTW]

What ports do we have to forward if we use the G series?