It sounds like he wanted to access both machines from the internet, not
one or the other.  If he only wanted to access his win98, and not the NT,
then you are correct, he could switch IP addresses (which could be
difficult or easy depending on how they have their network set up (DHCP,
etc).

If he has only one external IP address, and a NAT, he could redirect
another port to his computer (instead of "0.0.0.0" in the browser window
(which defaults to port 80) you would do "0.0.0.0:xx" where xx is the
port)

If all the computers have their own external IP address, he just needs to
make sure there isn't a firewall blocking incoming connection requests.

If he is using a proxy server (not NAT) then it can be much more involved.

So, you are correct in saying that if he wanted to use one and not the
other, he could swap IPs.  But the extra information is needed to get both
machines on the internet simultaneously.

-Adam

"Alok Dubey (OCS-BLRRO-AVS)" wrote:
>
> Hi John
>
> M Adam Davis.. u dont need to know a thing about his LAN..
> your web serer on the WIN NT was on an internet IP or had a NAT which poped
> it on the net as a valid IP..
> change tihe 98 IP to the WIN NT ip and the rest  will happen
>
> Alok Dubey
> Network/Systems Architect
> Wipro Infotech Ltd.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: M. Adam Davis
> > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 7:40 PM
> > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject:      Re: [OT] Browsing two web servers on the same LAN, how?
> >
> > You haven't told us enough wbout your setup.  Is your machine connected to
> > the internet through the server(proxy or firewall possibility), a router
> > (NAT possibility), or what?  What kind of internet connection do you have
> > (Dial-up, ISDN, cable-modem, ADSL, T1, etc)?
> >
> > Is this lan administered by you or someone else?
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > John Waters wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I have a LAN that is made up by a NT Server + a few
> > > Win98 workstations. The NT Server has been configured
> > > with its built-in Web Server, IIS, enabled. The Server
> > > machine is connected to a router that links with the
> > > infrastructure provider. I can access the IIS of the
> > > NT machine, by using a browser anywhere in the world.
> > > I have recently installed to one of the Win 98
> > > workstation the "Personal Web Server", however, I
> > > found that it is accessable only by machines connected
> > > to the LAN, but not by one from the internet. Is there
> > > any way I can make it responds to external internet
> > > browsing like what the IIS Server is doing (the IIS
> > > should be working too, of course)?Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > John
> > >
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