How to mimic loopback?

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My DSL modem doesn't support loopback. I'd like to test connecting to
my small web server and remote desktop using the external IP to be sure
everything works. Because loopback isn't an option, I can't do this
from inside the network. Is there another way to test this against the
external IP besides being offsite?

Thanks,
Brett
 
brett wrote on 3 Jan 2007 08:18:24 -0800:
My DSL modem doesn't support loopback. I'd like to test connecting to
my small web server and remote desktop using the external IP to be sure
everything works. Because loopback isn't an option, I can't do this
from inside the network. Is there another way to test this against the
external IP besides being offsite?
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Find an open HTTP proxy that you can set your browser to use, that way the
connection is going out to a remote site and back again and so connects to
your site from outside of your modem.

Dan
 
Find an open HTTP proxy that you can set your browser to use

How is that done?

Thanks,
Brett
 
brett wrote on 3 Jan 2007 09:44:10 -0800:
How is that done?
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Search Google for open http proxy, then change the connection settings in
Internet Explorer to use an IP address for one that is working - all http
requests will then be routed through that proxy server. Just remember to
remove the proxy details after you're finished testing.

Dan
 
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