Accessing Web Server behind a Router

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Hi Everyone,
I don't know if I have to ask this question in this forum but I believe that I will get my answer. I have been developing a shopping website just for learning purpose. I also connected it to PayPal Sandbox. Now to test it's IPN(Instant Payment Notification), I need a working url.
I used no-ip.com to redirect a url to my ip address. Now, I have a problem. I have a UTStarCom WA3002G4 Modem/Router. I have configured it in PPPoE mode so, it connects directly to internet. Now the external IP address is actually the IP of my Modem/Router. I have a laptop on which I normally work, and it is connected to my Router through WiFi. I also have setup a static internal IP and Forwarded the external PORT 8085 internally to PORT 80 of the IP of my Laptop ie, 192.168.1.11(internal static IP of my Laptop). Now when I test the port online using port checking website it shows that port is open but, when I access it through the url that I have specified(I will not be sharing it due to security reasons), I am seeing the page, Unable to Connect to Server. I don't know What is wrong.
My Server is currently Xampp Apache Server. It's conf file in apache folder has been edited by me so that I can point to my website's folder such that when I type http://localhost/ on my browser I am directly redirected to my own website that I am currently working on. I have also removed all the security checks, but even though I am unable to access my website.
Please help me. Thank you very much in advance.

Update 1

Hi! I have just tested the status of my server on a website called
http://www.iwebtool.com/server_status[^]
and, it's result says that HTTP Server is accessible.
But when I tried to access it locally on my pc by putting the url that I mentioned on no-ip.com, I got error message that Web Server is not responding.
Is it only due to the reason that accessing same url on the same machine on which the server is running leads to loop back condition and so, server rejects the request or either don't responds.

Please give me your views.

UPDATE 2

Hi! I doubted the results so, I tested the server status directly by putting my IP address such that
[::]:8085 (where [::] is my external IP address.
The result was shocking. It said, Your server is either responding slow or is Offline.
Help me out please. It's creating lots of problem now.

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Posted 26-May-12 6:04am

Er. Tushar Srivastava

Updated 26-May-12 10:54am

Nelek

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Umer Aziz Malik 26-May-12 12:23pm

Have you tried putting in an inbound rule in you firewall? I think doing that might work

Er. Tushar Srivastava 26-May-12 12:56pm

Sir, I have turned off all the security checks that includes my firewall and everything else, but I am unable to access my page through that url.

ledtech3 26-May-12 13:24pm

According to there site They may be using port 8833 instead of 8085.
http://www.no-ip.com/services/managed_dns/free_dynamic_dns.html
Update:
Try these 2 links
http://support.no-ip.com/
http://support.no-ip.com/customer/portal/articles/332706-using-no-ip-with-a-cable-dsl-router

Er. Tushar Srivastava 26-May-12 13:39pm

Ok thank you for your suggestion I will be going through these pages. Very thank you once again.

Er. Tushar Srivastava 26-May-12 13:52pm

Sir, i have gone through the above mentioned links, actually the port 8833 given there is just an example. By the way, I also read the other two links, and actually I havee setup everything according to that only.

Er. Tushar Srivastava 26-May-12 14:41pm

Isn't that possible that I am testing it on the same laptop through which I have made all the connections (ie. host of my Web Server), so there is a case of loop back and so, I am unable to see my page.... is it the reason?

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2012-05-26T08:46:00

Solution 1

You need to configure "port forwarding" or "virtual servers" on your modem, try this link : http://forum.raymond.cc/general-forum/5496-how-to-open-ports.html[^]

Posted 26-May-12 8:46am

Mehdi Gholam

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Er. Tushar Srivastava 26-May-12 14:54pm

As I have already mentioned, I have actually done everything. All that is required. Let me explain, First of all I setup a url at no-ip.com and linked it to my IP address, I also downloaded the automatic IP updater. Then I setup a static internal IP for my Laptop, and then setup port forwarding like this :
External Port Start/Stop = 8085 ; Internal Port Start/Stop = 80 ; IP Address = 192.168.1.11 (static internal IP of my Laptop) ; but even though I am getting Server not found error yet Port check wesite is telling that port is open and listening.

Mehdi Gholam 26-May-12 16:05pm

Try the ip address instead of the url, and see if it works.

Er. Tushar Srivastava 28-May-12 23:41pm

I tried and it fails....