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- How to Find the Server
- The Link to the Server
- Anytime the server is started, "http://" style link is shown in the main server's dialog. You can click the link to open web browser navigated to the link (windows version) or cut/paste the link into pre-opened browser (mobile version). The link may be permanent or temporal, symbolic or digital depending on type on your network connection and on availability of the symbolic link service provider. Anyway it is the main Link to access your server. On the same machine (or mobile device) the server should accessible via http://localhost:8080 or via http://127.0.0.1:8080 , where 8080 is the port number which the Server is "listening" on, see the main server's dialog. These two links should work even you computer is not connected to any network and give you the way to browse the server's content anytime locally.
- Availability in Local Network
- First of all, be sure the incoming access to the Server is not blocked by a firewall (if any). Mobile Web Server takes care about Windows Firewall automatically and enables itself in the firewall (windows version, if the server is launched under admin credentials). Any third party firewalls have to be (re)configured separately.
- The server is always available in Local Network your computer or mobile device is connected to. The access Link is shown in the main server's dialog, so you should inform your network partners of the Link. The Link may be temporal, if your network connection is made via dynamic (IP) configuration. The link changes, in that case, occur after reboot or network reconnection, which should not be often (probably excepting mobile device Wi-Fi connection changes due to missing signal). Anyway, if the Link configuration changes the changes have to be delivered to your network partners. Hopefully there is a way to "publish" the access Link automatically.
- The Link auto "publishing" in Local Network
- Windows XP SP2 and later provides you with a feature to "publish" location if your Mobile Web Server automatically. Switch LAN auto-discovery (uPnP discovery) on in the main dialog for that purpose. (The feature is not available on mobile devices). uPnP discovery allows your "partners" so see an icon on their computers when the Server starts. Clicking the icon they will access your Server. uPnP has to be enabled on both sides (on your and your partners' computers) and not blocked by a firewall. Windows documentation includes enough detailed instructions on how to enable uPnP, which is disabled by default. Here is the brief.
- Be sure uPnP components are installed. In Start / ControlPanel / AddOrRemovePrograms / AddRemoveWindowsComponents / NetworkServices "uPnP User Interface" must be checked;
- Be sure uPnP is enabled in Windows Firewall - Start / ControlPanel / WindowsFirewall / Exceptions "uPnP Framework" must be checked;
- To see the remote presence of the Server in "My Network Places" your "partners" have to enable the feature by clicking "Show icons for networked uPnP devices";
As the result, your Mobile Web Server will be accessible instantly via a single click in Local Network. - Permanent/Symbolic Link
- Depending on your network connection, the main connection parameter (IP address) of the machine running Mobile Web Server can be changed. Usually the change occurs after reboot or network reconnect. As the result you have to inform your network partners that the Link to your server is changed. Fortunately there is a brilliant workaround for that. There is a third party free service, which can reflect the connection parameter changes and provide you with a permanent symbolic Link to the server.
- You should register into the service by pressing "register" button in the main dialog, the registration form of the service will be opened in web browser. After passing the registration you have to set User/Password of the registration into correspondent fields of the main dialog. Also, choose the domain (from the list available) your permanent/symbolic Link will be ended with and expected name of your server. Pressing "Save" you submit the changes. After several seconds you should see the resulting permanent Link in the Link field.
- For instance, if you choose server name "bob" at "mine.nu", your server will be accessible via http://bob.mine.ru. The link will be permanent; all the connection parameter changes will be reflected automatically. The Link may be available locally or worldwide depending on the ability to set "worldwide" access to your computer (or portable device) with Mobile Web Server running.
- Worldwide Access
- Now Mobile Web Server can be accessed worldwide from any place on the Internet, just take care to connect computer or PDA running Mobile Web Server to the Internet itself. The connection mode depends rather on your type of the Internet connection than on MobileWebServer.
- In order to initiate worldwide access you have to check "Worldwide access" in the main dialog. If after several seconds you see "Worldwide" note next to the main server Link, the server would be accessible worldwide.
- If a desktop (portable or U3) Mobile Web Server running PC is connected to the Internet via so-called "connection boxes", firewall/router and/or cable/DSL modem devices providing the Internet connection to several computers simultaneously, the worldwide access to Mobile Web Server can be established automatically. Many of such devices, not all unfortunately, can be automatically configured to access your Mobile Web Server worldwide.
- If you have Mobile Web Server running on PDA or running on PC connected via an incompatible "connection box", special Free Access Service is used. The decision to use the Service is automatic, no manual action is required. If you are shown with "(via Access Service)" in the Remote Availability field, it would mean the Service use is required. You have to be registered at the Free Access Service. The Service "magically" allows all the requests to http://bob.mine.ru (see Permanent/Symbolic Link above) redirected to the Service first, then the Service will pass the traffic to/from your real bob.mine.ru Mobile Web Server penetrating through any kind(*) of home/corporate firewall. Only the Service can give you such functionality, if any other direct attempts of incoming connections to your Mobile Web Server launched behind firewall in a home/corporate network are rejected.
(*)Evidently if the access is not blocked explicitly and intentionally
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