problems connecting to database from outside.

[David]

Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.

I'm able to connect to a database using the internal url
(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
connects it to the outside.

when I
use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesource/[/url]
Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
The flash application register/login username and password
works with no problems.
But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration flash
application:
[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromthes[/url]
ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp

I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked then.

Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I keep
reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
How can I trace and see where the connection stops?

Please
help
David

[Jeff Cochran]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:27:28 -0700, "David"
<mail@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:

>Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.
>
>I'm able to connect to a database using the internal url
>(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
>connects it to the outside.
>
>when I
>use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesource/[/url]
>Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>The flash application register/login username and password
>works with no problems.
>But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration flash
>application:
>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromthes[/url]
>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>
>I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked then.
>
>Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I keep
>reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
>How can I trace and see where the connection stops?

First, you need to tell us exactly what you mean by "it doesn't work."
Give us error messages, event log entries, log entries and so on.

Most likely you have a coding issue, but you need to test this by
trying a basic HTML file, then an ASP file, then an ASP that connects
to your database. Use Response.Write liberally to display the
variables and strings involved. If it really is a connection issue,
make sure the connection string and paths are actually available from
outside your network.

Jeff

[David]

I'm able to use a username/password application to login
into my webserver directory by using the
servername:port...; I'm
unable to login using the localhost, or outside domain.
I can see the the page, but it doesn't respond.
It doen't give me an error because is done in flash.
BUt it work s from the inside using the
[url]http://servername:port/[/url]...
Why?

There has to be a security feature not allowing ASP data
to flow using localhost or a domain. Like I said, using
the servername:port works with no problem.
I'm using flash-xml to send data to an asp form that store
information inside a database.

[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromthes[/url]
ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp

Thanks in advance.
David

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:27:28 -0700, "David"
><mail@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:
>

>>Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.
>>
>>I'm able to connect to a database using the internal url
>>(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
>>connects it to the outside.
>>
>>when I
>>use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesourc[/url]

e/

>>Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>The flash application register/login username and

password

>>works with no problems.
>>But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration

flash

>>application:
>>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromth[/url]

es

>>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>
>>I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked

then.

>>
>>Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I

keep

>>reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
>>How can I trace and see where the connection stops?

>
>First, you need to tell us exactly what you mean by "it

doesn't work."

>Give us error messages, event log entries, log entries

and so on.

>
>Most likely you have a coding issue, but you need to test

this by

>trying a basic HTML file, then an ASP file, then an ASP

that connects

>to your database. Use Response.Write liberally to

display the

>variables and strings involved. If it really is a

connection issue,

>make sure the connection string and paths are actually

available from

>outside your network.
>
>Jeff
>.
>

[Mark Schupp]

Are you including the port when you specify the URL using the domain name?
Is there a firewall between the system and the "outside" when using the
domain name? Can you show the code for the page that "doesn't work"? Create
an HTML page that performs the same login request as your flash piece. What
do you get if you use that?


--
Mark Schupp
Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
[url]www.ielearning.com[/url]


"David" <mai@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote in message
news:2aedb01c467ca$686b1740$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> I'm able to use a username/password application to login
> into my webserver directory by using the
> servername:port...; I'm
> unable to login using the localhost, or outside domain.
> I can see the the page, but it doesn't respond.
> It doen't give me an error because is done in flash.
> BUt it work s from the inside using the
> [url]http://servername:port/[/url]...
> Why?
>
> There has to be a security feature not allowing ASP data
> to flow using localhost or a domain. Like I said, using
> the servername:port works with no problem.
> I'm using flash-xml to send data to an asp form that store
> information inside a database.
>
> [url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromthes[/url]
> ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>
> Thanks in advance.
> David
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:27:28 -0700, "David"
> ><mail@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:
> >

> >>Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.
> >>
> >>I'm able to connect to a database using the internal url
> >>(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
> >>connects it to the outside.
> >>
> >>when I
> >>use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesourc[/url]

> e/

> >>Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
> >>The flash application register/login username and

> password

> >>works with no problems.
> >>But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration

> flash

> >>application:
> >>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromth[/url]

> es

> >>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
> >>
> >>I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked

> then.

> >>
> >>Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I

> keep

> >>reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
> >>How can I trace and see where the connection stops?

> >
> >First, you need to tell us exactly what you mean by "it

> doesn't work."

> >Give us error messages, event log entries, log entries

> and so on.

> >
> >Most likely you have a coding issue, but you need to test

> this by

> >trying a basic HTML file, then an ASP file, then an ASP

> that connects

> >to your database. Use Response.Write liberally to

> display the

> >variables and strings involved. If it really is a

> connection issue,

> >make sure the connection string and paths are actually

> available from

> >outside your network.
> >
> >Jeff
> >.
> >

[Jeff Cochran]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:40:50 -0700, "David"
<mai@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:

>I'm able to use a username/password application to login
>into my webserver directory by using the
>servername:port...; I'm
>unable to login using the localhost, or outside domain.
>I can see the the page, but it doesn't respond.
>It doen't give me an error because is done in flash.
>BUt it work s from the inside using the
>[url]http://servername:port/[/url]...
>Why?
>
>There has to be a security feature not allowing ASP data
>to flow using localhost or a domain.

Unfortunately, there isn't.

There are any number of reasons that Localhost or an external
connection may not work, but you need to test these step by step.
Ping the name and see what it resolves to. Try accessing by IP
instead of name. Try a "Hello World!" ASP file to test ASP
functionality.

Jeff

>Like I said, using
>the servername:port works with no problem.
>I'm using flash-xml to send data to an asp form that store
>information inside a database.
>
>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromthes[/url]
>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>
>Thanks in advance.
>David
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:27:28 -0700, "David"
>><mail@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:
>>

>>>Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.
>>>
>>>I'm able to connect to a database using the internal url
>>>(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
>>>connects it to the outside.
>>>
>>>when I
>>>use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesourc[/url]

>e/

>>>Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>>The flash application register/login username and

>password

>>>works with no problems.
>>>But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration

>flash

>>>application:
>>>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromth[/url]

>es

>>>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>>
>>>I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked

>then.

>>>
>>>Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I

>keep

>>>reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
>>>How can I trace and see where the connection stops?

>>
>>First, you need to tell us exactly what you mean by "it

>doesn't work."

>>Give us error messages, event log entries, log entries

>and so on.

>>
>>Most likely you have a coding issue, but you need to test

>this by

>>trying a basic HTML file, then an ASP file, then an ASP

>that connects

>>to your database. Use Response.Write liberally to

>display the

>>variables and strings involved. If it really is a

>connection issue,

>>make sure the connection string and paths are actually

>available from

>>outside your network.
>>
>>Jeff
>>.
>>

[David]

I will try it outside flash. thanks.
I'm using a router with the port that the page uses open.
But I think you maybe right in that something in my router
is not configured correctly.
Thanks.
David

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you including the port when you specify the URL using

the domain name?

>Is there a firewall between the system and the "outside"

when using the

>domain name? Can you show the code for the page

that "doesn't work"? Create

>an HTML page that performs the same login request as your

flash piece. What

>do you get if you use that?
>
>
>--
>Mark Schupp
>Head of Development
>Integrity eLearning
>[url]www.ielearning.com[/url]
>
>
>"David" <mai@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote in message
>news:2aedb01c467ca$686b1740$a401280a@phx.gbl...

>> I'm able to use a username/password application to login
>> into my webserver directory by using the
>> servername:port...; I'm
>> unable to login using the localhost, or outside domain.
>> I can see the the page, but it doesn't respond.
>> It doen't give me an error because is done in flash.
>> BUt it work s from the inside using the
>> [url]http://servername:port/[/url]...
>> Why?
>>
>> There has to be a security feature not allowing ASP

data

>> to flow using localhost or a domain. Like I said, using
>> the servername:port works with no problem.
>> I'm using flash-xml to send data to an asp form that

store

>> information inside a database.
>>
>>

[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromthes[/url]

>> ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> David
>>

>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:27:28 -0700, "David"
>> ><mail@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.
>> >>
>> >>I'm able to connect to a database using the internal

url

>> >>(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
>> >>connects it to the outside.
>> >>
>> >>when I

>>
>>use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesourc[/url]
>> e/

>> >>Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>> >>The flash application register/login username and

>> password

>> >>works with no problems.
>> >>But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration

>> flash

>> >>application:

>>
>>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromth[/url]
>> es

>> >>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>> >>
>> >>I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked

>> then.

>> >>
>> >>Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I

>> keep

>> >>reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
>> >>How can I trace and see where the connection stops?
>> >
>> >First, you need to tell us exactly what you mean by "it

>> doesn't work."

>> >Give us error messages, event log entries, log entries

>> and so on.

>> >
>> >Most likely you have a coding issue, but you need to

test

>> this by

>> >trying a basic HTML file, then an ASP file, then an ASP

>> that connects

>> >to your database. Use Response.Write liberally to

>> display the

>> >variables and strings involved. If it really is a

>> connection issue,

>> >make sure the connection string and paths are actually

>> available from

>> >outside your network.
>> >
>> >Jeff
>> >.
>> >

>
>
>.
>

[David]

Thanks
I will try to go about it outside Flash.
Sorry for the inconvenience of cross or multi posting
David

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:40:50 -0700, "David"
><mai@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:
>

>>I'm able to use a username/password application to login
>>into my webserver directory by using the
>>servername:port...; I'm
>>unable to login using the localhost, or outside domain.
>>I can see the the page, but it doesn't respond.
>>It doen't give me an error because is done in flash.
>>BUt it work s from the inside using the
>>[url]http://servername:port/[/url]...
>>Why?
>>
>>There has to be a security feature not allowing ASP

data

>>to flow using localhost or a domain.

>
>Unfortunately, there isn't.
>
>There are any number of reasons that Localhost or an

external

>connection may not work, but you need to test these step

by step.

>Ping the name and see what it resolves to. Try accessing

by IP

>instead of name. Try a "Hello World!" ASP file to test

ASP

>functionality.
>
>Jeff
>

>>Like I said, using
>>the servername:port works with no problem.
>>I'm using flash-xml to send data to an asp form that

store

>>information inside a database.
>>
>>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfromth[/url]

es

>>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>David
>>

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:27:28 -0700, "David"
>>><mail@miamitechsolutions.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,I haven't been able to figure this out.
>>>>
>>>>I'm able to connect to a database using the internal

url

>>>>(servername:...), but not using the domain name which
>>>>connects it to the outside.
>>>>
>>>>when I
>>>>use :[url]http://servername:8080/flashmxASadvancedfromthesou[/url]

rc

>>e/

>>>>Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>>>The flash application register/login username and

>>password

>>>>works with no problems.
>>>>But from outside, I can't use my loging/registration

>>flash

>>>>application:
>>>>[url]http://fstutorials.redirectme.net/flashmxASadvancedfrom[/url]

th

>>es

>>>>ource/Lesson12/Completed/index.asp
>>>>
>>>>I used to host this website on ladhost, and it worked

>>then.

>>>>
>>>>Can some one guide me to what may be causeing this. I

>>keep

>>>>reading IIS Manual, and trying new route, but nothing.
>>>>How can I trace and see where the connection stops?
>>>
>>>First, you need to tell us exactly what you mean by "it

>>doesn't work."

>>>Give us error messages, event log entries, log entries

>>and so on.

>>>
>>>Most likely you have a coding issue, but you need to

test

>>this by

>>>trying a basic HTML file, then an ASP file, then an ASP

>>that connects

>>>to your database. Use Response.Write liberally to

>>display the

>>>variables and strings involved. If it really is a

>>connection issue,

>>>make sure the connection string and paths are actually

>>available from

>>>outside your network.
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>.
>>>

>
>.
>