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[XStar]

I almost got it to work, but this error pops up in Lacewing:

Error: Socket error - Error accepting - The specified network name is no longer available.
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Please help!

[XStar]

Anyone?

[lh37]

Anyone?

Patience XStar! (Remember it's a software development forum, not a networking 1-2-1!) Have you tried looking at any Lacewing Help Documents for any reasons for errors? (If there is documentary?)

I'm not a Lacewing Expert, so I don't know why it would happen, but if you had answered me these questions earlier, I would of got a better understanding:

1. Can you connect to your web server by typing your Internet IP?
2. On the router, have you set up a static IP for your server PC?

No-IP is supposed to ease runtime later by having a "easy-to-forget" IP replaced with an easier hostname to remember. You still need to be able to connect via your internet IP, and prefably a static local IP for your server computer, so routes will stay static.

A Socket Error (from my knowledge) will indicate a problem with how the port is handled (port 80), this might a misconfiguration with No-IP, but I can't be certain if you're connecting via your Internet IP or through No-IP because you ignored my 2 questions I asked at the bottom. Either way, we're getting somewhere.

[XStar]

I looked at LB's help file, but I didn't see help for the error...

1. No, I can't... Even after setting up in No-IP.

Here's a pic:

NOIP Recent.jpg

2. I don't know, how can I check?

[LB]

2. Normally it is under something along the lines of "Address Reservation".

[lh37]

I'm not sure why what should work isn't working. Who are you with as your Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

I'm going to list out and identify where you're having problems:
Pass -- Can connect on local machine via 127.0.0.1 or localhost. No problems.
Pass -- Can connect from a computer connected through the same LAN. No problems.
Incomplete -- Router has a static IP set for the server machine.
Pass -- Router set up to forward port 80 to the server machine.
Problem -- Can connect through the Internet IP. *
Pass -- Set up a static internet address to direct traffic to the internet IP regardless if your router fetches a dynamic IP. (This is your No-IP -- be sure to keep it updated)
Problem -- Can connect through the No-IP address. This will work once you solve the internet issue.

* You'll have the ability to open up your social network to friends/the world and develop it even further for the future once you solve why you can't connect through your internet IP. Be cautious of hosting your own web server.

From what I've seen (from small screenshots)... it's set correctly. Does your router have a logs feature? Try checking them out to investigate what ports are getting through and where they are leading to. Alternately, you should check if your ISP is to blame for trying to block these connections (they might not - but some do, and it's not reaching the server properly perhaps?)

If you still have trouble getting it to work, I want you to change all the ports you've been setting to 25566 temporally (that port should be free) and try connecting that way. When typing the address, add :25566 at the end to use HTTP through that port. This is just for testing purposes and to check your router/ISP isn't trying to block port 80 from outside connections. It's worth a shot right?

[XStar]

Comcast, they're the only ones who offer internet in our area...

Incomplete -- Router has a static IP set for the server machine.

That, I'm not sure how to do... I found a site, it told me how to do it, I try it, my internet blacks out...

[XStar]

Does your router have a logs feature?

Yes, but I only turned it on a few minutes ago.

[lh37]

Be careful to not confuse (and force) a static IP for your internet connection, it's usually a job your ISP handles should you have a dynamic IP. Like what LB, it may be called "Address Reversation", it varies on every router. Mine is under "LAN Setup", but look around for an option which gives out the same IP for a specific MAC Address each time it connects to your internal home network. (The MAC address s a uniquie identification for the network adapter.)

[danworth]

As mentioned before. Some ISP will block the common ports used for hosting for home connections. This would mean that ports such as 80 (HTTP), 443 (HTTPS), 21 (FTP), 25 (SMTP), 110 (POP3), 143 (IMAP)... (and so on) maybe blocked by your provider. Hosting on another port maybe resolve this (for example 8080 is a common replacement for port 80). Not ideal for a live service but fine for testing.

Also some routers have remote management hosted on port 80 and settings up a NAT entry for port 80 may not report an error but will stop the NAT entry from working. If this is the case you can normally change the external management port or disable remote management completely. (This wont block access to your router internally only externally).

If you check the Linksys site or even google setting up a DHCP reservation for you router model there's bound to be a guide on how to do it. Alternatively you can set a static address on your PC (read below).

Looking at the screenshots of your router configuration from what I can make out (low res image makes it hard to read). DHCP is configured on your router to start at 192.168.0.100 for ?0 addresses so you could assign a static IP address of 192.168.0.2 - 99 or 192.168.0.200 - 254 on your network card without causing an issue (providing there isn't a device in your network with that IP set) if you're struggling to set a DHCP reservation. Before using an address just make sure that you test that nothing is on that address. for example if you want to use 192.168.0.10 open command prompt and type "ping 192.168.0.10" and hit enter. If you receive "Request timed out" then the address is likely okay to use. If you receive a response try another IP address. Once you've found an IP address you can use you can do the following to configure a static address on your network card:

Open Network and sharing center
Select "Change adapter settings" from the right side of the window
Right click on your active network connection and select "properties"
Select "Internet protocol Version 4 (tcp/ip)" and click the properties button.
Change you address assignment to "Use the following IP address"
Enter the free IP address you found earlier in the IP address. The subnet of you network (occording to your router) is 24bit so enter 255.255.255.0 for the subnet. For the gateway this will be the router address so enter 192.168.0.1 there.
For DNS enter the IP of the router also as most routers will handle your DNS requests also. You wont have/need a secondary DNS server so you can leave that blank.
"ok" all of the open windows.

Your IP address is now statically set. You'll need to update your NAT rule that you've setup on your router to your new IP address.

Regarding your dymanic external IP address. Many routers support DynDNS. Where all you need to do is sign up for a DynDNS account enter your username and password in the router configuration and then each time your external IP address changes your router will update DynDNS so you'll always be able to use your DynDNS domain name without worrying that your external address has changed.