Tomcat and LAN

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Roy Epperson - 07 Apr 2007 05:59 GMT

This question is not directly Java related except I'm using servlets in
Tomcat that I'd like to access on my local area network.....

I need some pointers where I can learn how to setup my network.

I have 4 Windows XP machines on a Netgear wireless router. On one
machine (Windows XP/professional) I have Tomcat running on port 9090.
I'd like to be able to do http://computer1:9090/test/index.htm from the
other computers on the LAN. The URL works on that computer1 with that
syntax but the other computers come back with "page not found"

Thanks in advance,
Roy

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Lew - 07 Apr 2007 13:17 GMT

> This question is not directly Java related except I'm using servlets in
> Tomcat that I'd like to access on my local area network.....
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> other computers on the LAN. The URL works on that computer1 with that
> syntax but the other computers come back with "page not found"

If all the machines are in the same local LAN, i.e., the same NAT range, you
should be able to reach 'computer1' directly with its (local) IP address. If
you are referencing it by DNS name, make sure your DNS server or the clients'
hosts files have entries for 'computer1'. Make sure the Windows and other
firewalls are configured to allow incoming connections on port 9090 on
'computer1'.

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Roy Epperson - 11 Apr 2007 05:34 GMT

Thanks Lew. I though all the firewalls were off.. Windoze started one
.......

>> This question is not directly Java related except I'm using servlets
>> in Tomcat that I'd like to access on my local area network.....
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> sure the Windows and other firewalls are configured to allow incoming
> connections on port 9090 on 'computer1'.

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