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No images show on the web
No images show on the web
I have a problem with B2 and web pages. If I call the B2 internally using its IP address from Explorer then the web page shows up correctly. If I call my B2 from my place of work again the web page shows correctly. However, if I call the web page from my own computers via the external fixed IP then none of the images will show up. I have two computers and both do the same. Can anyone shed any light on this? I've reloaded the B2 in case there was a problem. The router firewall is allowing HTTP,FTP,HTTPS
Re: No images show on the web
I'm not sure if I understand this correctly...
The "router firewall" is a different machine than the B2, right? And your "own computers" are in the same network as the B2? If yes then this is a routing issue caused on the router firewall. The problem is that when you target the outside public internet address from within the LAN, then you will have already passed the router and can only move forward from that point while in fact you want to turn back inside. The solution is to not go outside but "bounce off" by creating a port forward on the LAN side.
PS The webpage that you are seeing (without the images) is bound to be produced from cache. Internet Explorer is somewhat typical in this; if you use Firefox/Iceweasel, Chromium or Opera you'll see that you can actually not connect at all. Another way to check is to use the telnet command and enter 80 for the optional portnumber argument:
The "router firewall" is a different machine than the B2, right? And your "own computers" are in the same network as the B2? If yes then this is a routing issue caused on the router firewall. The problem is that when you target the outside public internet address from within the LAN, then you will have already passed the router and can only move forward from that point while in fact you want to turn back inside. The solution is to not go outside but "bounce off" by creating a port forward on the LAN side.
PS The webpage that you are seeing (without the images) is bound to be produced from cache. Internet Explorer is somewhat typical in this; if you use Firefox/Iceweasel, Chromium or Opera you'll see that you can actually not connect at all. Another way to check is to use the telnet command and enter 80 for the optional portnumber argument:
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telnet <target ip> [portnumber]Re: No images show on the web
Yes the router is a standard BT router with B2 network connected to the router, the same as the computers. I can use Chrome, Mozzila and Explorer and they all show the text, but no images. None are from the catch as I've cleared it.
I'm not sure how to set up a port forward on the lan side. The router doesn't have these words anywhere to do this.
I'm not sure how to set up a port forward on the lan side. The router doesn't have these words anywhere to do this.
Re: No images show on the web
From what I can retrieve the BT router is indeed not capable of doing this.
So your options would be to use the B2 as a second stage router and add the correct rules to the B2 firewall, or manage the DNS entries that normally point to your public internet address to reference the internal B2 address (i.e. add them to your hosts file in %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc).
So your options would be to use the B2 as a second stage router and add the correct rules to the B2 firewall, or manage the DNS entries that normally point to your public internet address to reference the internal B2 address (i.e. add them to your hosts file in %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc).
Re: No images show on the web
Many thanks for your reply Gorden. I will look at this option and see if I can get it to work.