192.168.x.x:1500
So I have a small local server running a website. It’s not public facing at all, has a static IP address on my WiFi LAN and can be accessed by any Linux machine. I can’t see it on any iPhone or Android device though
I’ve looked up tutorials on line, ensured my firewalls allow local sharing on the WiFi, double checked I can even ping the server successfully with nmap on Android
Any tips?
::edit:: typo in post, not when searching for IP on LAN
Are you sure you are typing the address in correctly on android/ios? 198.162.x.x isnt part of private IP space.
Have you tried different browsers? You should also enter the full URL sometimes they’re a bit stupid nowadays. So http://192.168.x.x:1500/
Maybe the browsers bring their own VPN. Some process all traffic to make it more “mobile friendly”. Or they have some other kind of proxy.
Also check to make sure the mobile browsers aren’t set to HTTPS only, or at least have an exception for that ip. I’ve seen that before several times.
Some possibilities:
- WiFi has host isolation is enabled
- The network you’re connecting from is a guest wifi network
- You configured a firewall rule to isolate WiFi from LAN
- VLAN is enabled
But if I can see the server on the same WiFi network from any Linux machine wouldn’t that ensure all those steps are OK?
I was assuming your server and Linux device were plugged in via Ethernet and your mobile devices were using WiFi. Now it sounds like your Linux system may be using the same access point.
It could be something as simple as your browser trying to send the address to a search engine instead of directly looking for the site.
When you’re trying to access it on mobile do you manually enter “http://” or “https://”? Those default to ports 80 and 443 respectively.
If you’re using nonstandard ports you may need something like “http://192.168.1.42:8080” to use http on port 8080 or any other nonstandard port.
Even if you are 100% sure your server is http or https try the other one to see if your error changes.
Are your phones on the same network? Same vlan? Firewall rules? VPN?
Does tcpdump on the server see the request?
I get a lot of downvotes. I realize I say things that can be divisive. Why are people downvoting debugging steps? What’s divisive about that…
I’m just trying to understand the rational. To me I downvote when the comment is against the community, or unproductive.
If I’m being a net negative I should know why! Usually I have a guess as to why, but when I don’t, I reach out so I can understand better. I do want lemmy to be a better place, so feedback is useful.
Yeah, if phones go via WiFi and the computer is on a cable the IP ranges may differ and that would explain you can access only via one of the two.
