Apache web service inaccessible from external IP/DNS host name (Windows Server 2012, Apache 2.4, xampp 3.2.3)

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For the record:

  • I am running a VM of Windows Server 2012, (with apache, php, and XAMPP installed) using VMware Workstation 15.
  • My VM NAT is in bridged mode and other services on the server are accessible.
  • My ISP blocks forwarding port 80.
  • I have a Domain registered through no-ip to work around both the Dynamic External IP, and my ISP's restrictions on port 80.
  • I have checked sites like downforeveryoneorjustme.com and I am not "down". All ports are registering as accessible.

My issue:

When I try to access my website externally, (from using the DNS Lookup on my computer, or on my phone with Wi-Fi turned off, I get an error message stating "Ex.ter.nal.IP sent an invalid response"

When I check on my Lan (using the Internal IP for the VM) my access log reads as follows:

In.ter.nal.IP - - [20/May/2019:11:53:59 -0500] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3178
In.ter.nal.IP - - [20/May/2019:11:53:59 -0500] "GET /style.css HTTP/1.1" 200 3145
In.ter.nal.IP - - [20/May/2019:11:53:59 -0500] "GET /logo.png HTTP/1.1" 200 60058
In.ter.nal.IP - - [20/May/2019:11:53:59 -0500] "GET /backgournd.jpg HTTP/1.1" 200 185050
In.ter.nal.IP - - [20/May/2019:11:53:59 -0500] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 200 1406

When I try to access with my phone, I get:

Ex.ter.nal.IP1 - - [20/May/2019:11:54:44 -0500] "\x16\x03\x01\x02" 400 1010 "-" "-"
Ex.ter.nal.IP1 - - [20/May/2019:11:54:44 -0500] "\x16\x03\x01" 400 1010 "-" "-"
Ex.ter.nal.IP2 - - [20/May/2019:11:54:45 -0500] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 200 1406 "http://my.ddns.lookup/" "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; My_Phone) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/74.0.3729.157 Mobile Safari/537.36"

There is no Error Corresponding with the timestamps for the attempt at access

I have tried to follow instructions on the web for hours and I am getting to the 'slam my head against a brick wall' level of frustration.

What do I need to do?

Dianae Fox

Posted 2019-05-20T18:03:15.480

Reputation: 1

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