Website up, then down, then up, etc.

[Chris Pressey]

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:07:31 -0500
"Charles Howse" <chowse at charter.net> wrote:

> Yes, the router has a web interface for configuration.  It had been
> set to forward requests on port 80 to the webserver on port 80.  That
> was working perfectly for over a year.  I've now set it to port 8080,
> in and out, which is, of course, working.  I have also enabled the
> DMZ, which, AFAIK, places the server outside the firewall, thereby
> eliminating it...?
> 
> Now I've told apache to listen on port 80, no joy.  Change back to
> 8080, perfect!

Sorry if this is a shot in the dark, but are you sure the firmware in
your router is up-to-date?  Encountered a similar case once where this
was the problem, so it might be worth checking out.

-Chris