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prsreek New member Username: Prsreek Post Number: 3 Registered: 07-2010 |
How to assign ip for nowsms.? (for tcp/ip connection from webhost to nowsms server) | |||||
Des - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Desosms Post Number: 2396 Registered: 08-2008 |
IP Address assignment is done at the operating system level. And you don't just assign an address, you need to understand the TCP/IP netw ork that you are connecting to. Based upon your question, I assume you are on a dynamic IP address, which is typical of ISP connections. Possibly you may also be behind a router which i s sharing that IP address among several machines. NowSMS is a specialized type of web server. The issue you are facing is bigg er than NowSMS. You need to understand concepts of running a web server or s ervice over a dynamic IP address. The following Google search gives many go od references. http://www.google.com/search?q=dynamic+ip+web+server If you are behind a router, you also need to open a port on the router. Some of the info sources in the above search also describe this issue. As I mentioned in previous queries, dyndns.com and no-ip.com are good dynami c DNS services for assigning host names to a dynamic IP connection. I would suggest reading up on the links from the above search. | |||||
prsreek New member Username: Prsreek Post Number: 4 Registered: 07-2010 |
i dont have dynamic ip adress. i have a static ip | |||||
Des - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Desosms Post Number: 2398 Registered: 08-2008 |
Ok. Then I don't understand the original question. Why do you need to assign an IP to NowSMS, when it already has a static IP? -- Des NowSMS Support | |||||
prsreek New member Username: Prsreek Post Number: 5 Registered: 07-2010 |
yes i have static ip. But how i will make the nowsms as a webserver? Is there any other software needed for that(appserv)?? | |||||
Des - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Desosms Post Number: 2400 Registered: 08-2008 |
The web interface is built-in. If you can connect locally to http://127.0.0. 1:8800, then you can connect remotely to http://ip:8800 (subject to firewall restrictions which may need to be opened depending on your network). | |||||
prsreek New member Username: Prsreek Post Number: 6 Registered: 07-2010 |
thanks,..... | |||||
prsreek New member Username: Prsreek Post Number: 7 Registered: 07-2010 |
Now i have to configure the php script. i attached the form html and sendsmsscript.php plzz show me in sendsmsscript.php that is,which line i should edit. $x = SendSMS("127.0.0.1", 8800, "username", "password", "+44999999999", "Test Message"); echo $x is this line? 127.0.0.1 = mY static ip 8800 = port username = account for nowsms user password = password what about this "+44999999999"
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Des - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Desosms Post Number: 2403 Registered: 08-2008 |
In the example, "+44999999999" is the number that a text message is being sent to, and "Test Message" is the text of that message. | |||||
prsreek New member Username: Prsreek Post Number: 8 Registered: 07-2010 |
HOw to open a port? i am using windows xp | |||||
Des - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Desosms Post Number: 2411 Registered: 08-2008 |
It depends on where you need to open a port. If you are behind a firewall, it is done at the firewall. If you are on a Windows XP machine that has a direct internet connection with a static IP, it would be done in any firewall software that you are running (some anti-virus software includes firewall capabilities). There is also a built-in Windows firewall, which you will find in the Windows Control Panel as "Windows Firewall". If you suspect a firewall problem, before trying to define exceptions, try to verify that it is a problem. Temporarily turn the firewall off, try your connection attempt, and then turn the firewall back on. If the connection succeeds while the firewall is off, an exception for the port needs to be added to the firewall to allow the inbound connection. If the connection fails while the firewall is off, then the problem is elsewhere. You might not really have a public static IP address ... or your ISP might block all or most inbound connections. I've had another customer suggest using a utility called PFPortChecker to test open ports ... you might want to look at that. -- Des NowSMS Support |