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Sorry, I don't quite get this. Why can't I just grab my public IP address from Whatismyip.com, and check the Web Sharing option under System Preferences on my

Sorry, I don't quite get this. Why can't I just grab my public IP address from Whatismyip.com, and check the Web Sharing option under System Preferences on my Mac? (For Linux, simply fire up Apache; my guess is that most Linux users know how to do that).

davidbalbert 16y ago
Often times you are behind a firewall and this isn't a viable option. It's also easier to remember a domain name rather than an IP address.
colinplamondon 16y ago
"Simply fire up Apache" is a bit of an oxymoron.
- k33n 16y ago
  /etc/init.d/httpd start Though the real challenge this product solves is in getting around firewall restrictions. Let's say you're at the airport on free wifi. How are you going to share localhost then?
- gnubardt 16y ago
  python -m 'SimpleHTTPServer' 8080
- fbnt 16y ago
  service httpd start
nfm 16y ago
You'll often have NAT to deal with as well, and have to set up explicit port forwards to your local device (and give it a static IP address) in your routers.
jethroalias97 16y ago
I'm inclined to agree, currently I have ssh setup on my home machine and use dyndns which is free and pretty simple. Setting up a server would be equally simple for the technically inclined.
Fluxx 16y ago
You could do that, including figuring out your NAT/Firewall, how to proxy through apache to your app and have to worry about security. Or, you could just do this: show 3100 I dunno, I'm a busy dude and my time isn't free. So I'd rather pay $5 a month to have someone figure this out for me and let me spend time leveraging it to build cool stuff of my own.