Why can't I access website on local machine using its internal/private IP?












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I'm running a web app on port 8000 on my Mac. My mac's internal IP is 192.168.0.6. I can reach this web app using localhost:8000 and 192.168.0.6:8000



If I set up port forwarding on my router, forwarding all requests on port 80 to port 8000 on my Mac (192.168.0.6:8000), I can still reach the website using my public IP.



However, if I try to reach the website using my mac's internal IP on port 8000 (192.168.0.6:8000) from another computer on my local network (another Mac or iPad), I don't see the desired result and eventually the connection just times out.



I have an arris router at home.



What could be the issue here?










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  • Are you connecting to port :80 or port :8000 in the latter case?

    – grawity
    Jan 13 at 20:40











  • @grawity port 8000 when trying to hit it with the internal IP

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:43











  • How are your firewalls configured, on the host running the web-site, and on the client trying to access it?

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 20:44













  • @AFH both client and host are Macbook Pros with the firewall disabled. Also I'm able to hit the website using my public and port-forwarding, so I doubt its a problem with the firewall settings on the Macs.

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:47











  • If it's not either of the firewalls, then it may be the web-site hosting software configuration. Can you use loop-back (ie use the public IP from within your intranet)? If so, then you may need to use WireShark (or a Mac equivalent) to compare the traffic between using the public and local IPs.

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 21:10


















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I'm running a web app on port 8000 on my Mac. My mac's internal IP is 192.168.0.6. I can reach this web app using localhost:8000 and 192.168.0.6:8000



If I set up port forwarding on my router, forwarding all requests on port 80 to port 8000 on my Mac (192.168.0.6:8000), I can still reach the website using my public IP.



However, if I try to reach the website using my mac's internal IP on port 8000 (192.168.0.6:8000) from another computer on my local network (another Mac or iPad), I don't see the desired result and eventually the connection just times out.



I have an arris router at home.



What could be the issue here?










share|improve this question

























  • Are you connecting to port :80 or port :8000 in the latter case?

    – grawity
    Jan 13 at 20:40











  • @grawity port 8000 when trying to hit it with the internal IP

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:43











  • How are your firewalls configured, on the host running the web-site, and on the client trying to access it?

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 20:44













  • @AFH both client and host are Macbook Pros with the firewall disabled. Also I'm able to hit the website using my public and port-forwarding, so I doubt its a problem with the firewall settings on the Macs.

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:47











  • If it's not either of the firewalls, then it may be the web-site hosting software configuration. Can you use loop-back (ie use the public IP from within your intranet)? If so, then you may need to use WireShark (or a Mac equivalent) to compare the traffic between using the public and local IPs.

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 21:10
















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I'm running a web app on port 8000 on my Mac. My mac's internal IP is 192.168.0.6. I can reach this web app using localhost:8000 and 192.168.0.6:8000



If I set up port forwarding on my router, forwarding all requests on port 80 to port 8000 on my Mac (192.168.0.6:8000), I can still reach the website using my public IP.



However, if I try to reach the website using my mac's internal IP on port 8000 (192.168.0.6:8000) from another computer on my local network (another Mac or iPad), I don't see the desired result and eventually the connection just times out.



I have an arris router at home.



What could be the issue here?










share|improve this question
















I'm running a web app on port 8000 on my Mac. My mac's internal IP is 192.168.0.6. I can reach this web app using localhost:8000 and 192.168.0.6:8000



If I set up port forwarding on my router, forwarding all requests on port 80 to port 8000 on my Mac (192.168.0.6:8000), I can still reach the website using my public IP.



However, if I try to reach the website using my mac's internal IP on port 8000 (192.168.0.6:8000) from another computer on my local network (another Mac or iPad), I don't see the desired result and eventually the connection just times out.



I have an arris router at home.



What could be the issue here?







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  • Are you connecting to port :80 or port :8000 in the latter case?

    – grawity
    Jan 13 at 20:40











  • @grawity port 8000 when trying to hit it with the internal IP

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:43











  • How are your firewalls configured, on the host running the web-site, and on the client trying to access it?

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 20:44













  • @AFH both client and host are Macbook Pros with the firewall disabled. Also I'm able to hit the website using my public and port-forwarding, so I doubt its a problem with the firewall settings on the Macs.

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:47











  • If it's not either of the firewalls, then it may be the web-site hosting software configuration. Can you use loop-back (ie use the public IP from within your intranet)? If so, then you may need to use WireShark (or a Mac equivalent) to compare the traffic between using the public and local IPs.

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 21:10





















  • Are you connecting to port :80 or port :8000 in the latter case?

    – grawity
    Jan 13 at 20:40











  • @grawity port 8000 when trying to hit it with the internal IP

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:43











  • How are your firewalls configured, on the host running the web-site, and on the client trying to access it?

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 20:44













  • @AFH both client and host are Macbook Pros with the firewall disabled. Also I'm able to hit the website using my public and port-forwarding, so I doubt its a problem with the firewall settings on the Macs.

    – Ayush
    Jan 13 at 20:47











  • If it's not either of the firewalls, then it may be the web-site hosting software configuration. Can you use loop-back (ie use the public IP from within your intranet)? If so, then you may need to use WireShark (or a Mac equivalent) to compare the traffic between using the public and local IPs.

    – AFH
    Jan 13 at 21:10



















Are you connecting to port :80 or port :8000 in the latter case?

– grawity
Jan 13 at 20:40





Are you connecting to port :80 or port :8000 in the latter case?

– grawity
Jan 13 at 20:40













@grawity port 8000 when trying to hit it with the internal IP

– Ayush
Jan 13 at 20:43





@grawity port 8000 when trying to hit it with the internal IP

– Ayush
Jan 13 at 20:43













How are your firewalls configured, on the host running the web-site, and on the client trying to access it?

– AFH
Jan 13 at 20:44







How are your firewalls configured, on the host running the web-site, and on the client trying to access it?

– AFH
Jan 13 at 20:44















@AFH both client and host are Macbook Pros with the firewall disabled. Also I'm able to hit the website using my public and port-forwarding, so I doubt its a problem with the firewall settings on the Macs.

– Ayush
Jan 13 at 20:47





@AFH both client and host are Macbook Pros with the firewall disabled. Also I'm able to hit the website using my public and port-forwarding, so I doubt its a problem with the firewall settings on the Macs.

– Ayush
Jan 13 at 20:47













If it's not either of the firewalls, then it may be the web-site hosting software configuration. Can you use loop-back (ie use the public IP from within your intranet)? If so, then you may need to use WireShark (or a Mac equivalent) to compare the traffic between using the public and local IPs.

– AFH
Jan 13 at 21:10







If it's not either of the firewalls, then it may be the web-site hosting software configuration. Can you use loop-back (ie use the public IP from within your intranet)? If so, then you may need to use WireShark (or a Mac equivalent) to compare the traffic between using the public and local IPs.

– AFH
Jan 13 at 21:10












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