web server online but not on the internet

[NZ-Kiwi]

I'm having the same issue with Virtual Radar working perfectly on the PC that the RTL1090 is plugged into, but I can't access it using another device on my local network (PC, phone (using wifi), etc..

What looks to be the problem is that my local network is using IP addresses which look like 192.168.x.y where x<>56, but Virtual Radar Server is showing its network address as 192.168.56.1. So traffic on the 192.168.x.y doesn't know how to route to the VRS.

I've tried to identify how VRS decides to use an IP address which isn't using the 192.168.x.y form that the rest of my network is using.

That got me scratching my head, but I found the answer (with a bit of help from Google):

https://forum.virtualradarserver.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1683&start=10 this should show you alpha15's post. Follow his instructions and you'll need to do it from the PC you're running Virtual Radar Server on and the PC you want to access it from. It'll also work for mobile phones, etc. once you've done the private setting on the PC you're running Virtual Radar Server.

To access it, you'll need to use a URL like - http://192.168.x.y/VirtualRadar/ - which will give you the desktop / mobile version depending on the device you are accessing it from. The x and y values will be those used by the PC running the VRS.

Hopefully this helps others get this working across their network and the internet if you wish to expose it.

Alternatively you could set up a VPN server on your network and access it that way (a lot safer than opening it up to the internet). This is fairly straightforward to do with a Raspberry Pi on your network using OpenVPN, with some good guides available online.

[dodsy1]

Would I be right in thinking you can't use the VRS Internet address IP if you have piaware? I have the same issue as others whereby the local and network IP address work fine whilst the Internet address won't connect to the open ports.

The Piaware Internet address connects no bother with the open port,

[IanH]

@dodsy1

Good point. Both use port 8080 so changing one of them to a different port number might cure this problem.

Too late for me to check out VRS tonight.

Once changed, you will need to use <server address>:<new port number> instead of <server address>:8080 for the changed server.

[dodsy1]

@dodsy1

Good point. Both use port 8080 so changing one of them to a different port number might cure this problem.

Too late for me to check out VRS tonight.

Once changed, you will need to use <server address>:<new port number> instead of <server address>:8080 for the changed server.

Opening a 2nd port is something I have tried (altered the port in VRS etc as well) though without success