ip-address to view local site?

[ripken204]

i know i can use localhost but i want to type in my ip-address and to be able to see my localhost. the problem is that when i go to do this, i am just brought to the login screen for my router.. if someone on the outside types in my ip-address then then can see my localhost. the reason i want to be able to do this is so that i can see what the outside ppl see so that i can make sure my config files are correct for them.

[felgall]

The IP address for localhost is 127.0.0.1

[ripken204]

no thats not what im talking about. im talking about my real ip address for accessing the internet

[ripken204]

anyone?

[NogDog]

If you are talking about accessing your computer from external computers, you probably have to configure your router to route HTTP requests to your computer, and probably also have to configure your web server configuration to make sure it and the router agree on which port number is being used for such requests.

[bathurst_guy]

visit whatismyip.com

[ripken204]

you guys arnt reading my first post correctly..
external comps CAN type in my ip address and access the web server on my computer. but i want to also be able to type in that ip address and see my web server. i dont want to use localhost.

[BrainDonor]

you guys arnt reading my first post correctly..
external comps CAN type in my ip address and access the web server on my computer. but i want to also be able to type in that ip address and see my web server. i dont want to use localhost.

to clarify...

are you saying you want to be able to type in the ip address for your webserver from the same PC it's hosted on?

[ripken204]

exactly, i know it's an odd question but i want to be able to do it to test what the other ppl are seeing.

[bathurst_guy]

You cannot. By typing in localhost you ARE seeing what others are seeing when they type in your ip address.