Calling a web server on my computer from a smartphone
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I have this strange problem that i haven't been able to figure out. Can anyone please suggest what to try:
I have a piece of software to control my camera from my computer. It's called "Control my Nikon". It has a built-in web server. The purpose is to be able to connect from a smartphone to use it as a remote control. You choose what port it should listen to and enable it. You get a simple interface with buttons. Exposing a photo, for example, triggers the URL 127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. Very basic stuff.
On the computer it works perfectly, but from my phone, i just get a timeout. I figured i needed to open the port (8090) in my firewall and spent some time setting that up, but it still won't work. I am using my computer's IP address on the network: 192.168.1.214:8090, which should reach the same place as 127.0.0.1:8090 from the computer.
I then set up a Spring boot application to listen to the 8090 port and i was able to reach that from the phone just fine. This suggests that the firewall is not the issue. I can trigger the control my Nikon URL from within the Spring boot application too, by making a call to http://127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. I can also reach pages served by Apache (192.168.1.214/testpage.html) on the computer from the phone without any problems.
What am i missing here?
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I have this strange problem that i haven't been able to figure out. Can anyone please suggest what to try:
I have a piece of software to control my camera from my computer. It's called "Control my Nikon". It has a built-in web server. The purpose is to be able to connect from a smartphone to use it as a remote control. You choose what port it should listen to and enable it. You get a simple interface with buttons. Exposing a photo, for example, triggers the URL 127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. Very basic stuff.
On the computer it works perfectly, but from my phone, i just get a timeout. I figured i needed to open the port (8090) in my firewall and spent some time setting that up, but it still won't work. I am using my computer's IP address on the network: 192.168.1.214:8090, which should reach the same place as 127.0.0.1:8090 from the computer.
I then set up a Spring boot application to listen to the 8090 port and i was able to reach that from the phone just fine. This suggests that the firewall is not the issue. I can trigger the control my Nikon URL from within the Spring boot application too, by making a call to http://127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. I can also reach pages served by Apache (192.168.1.214/testpage.html) on the computer from the phone without any problems.
What am i missing here?
apache http
asked Nov 11 at 12:25
Mats Andersson
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I have this strange problem that i haven't been able to figure out. Can anyone please suggest what to try:
I have a piece of software to control my camera from my computer. It's called "Control my Nikon". It has a built-in web server. The purpose is to be able to connect from a smartphone to use it as a remote control. You choose what port it should listen to and enable it. You get a simple interface with buttons. Exposing a photo, for example, triggers the URL 127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. Very basic stuff.
On the computer it works perfectly, but from my phone, i just get a timeout. I figured i needed to open the port (8090) in my firewall and spent some time setting that up, but it still won't work. I am using my computer's IP address on the network: 192.168.1.214:8090, which should reach the same place as 127.0.0.1:8090 from the computer.
I then set up a Spring boot application to listen to the 8090 port and i was able to reach that from the phone just fine. This suggests that the firewall is not the issue. I can trigger the control my Nikon URL from within the Spring boot application too, by making a call to http://127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. I can also reach pages served by Apache (192.168.1.214/testpage.html) on the computer from the phone without any problems.
What am i missing here?
apache http
asked Nov 11 at 12:25
Mats Andersson
112313
I have this strange problem that i haven't been able to figure out. Can anyone please suggest what to try:
I have a piece of software to control my camera from my computer. It's called "Control my Nikon". It has a built-in web server. The purpose is to be able to connect from a smartphone to use it as a remote control. You choose what port it should listen to and enable it. You get a simple interface with buttons. Exposing a photo, for example, triggers the URL 127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. Very basic stuff.
On the computer it works perfectly, but from my phone, i just get a timeout. I figured i needed to open the port (8090) in my firewall and spent some time setting that up, but it still won't work. I am using my computer's IP address on the network: 192.168.1.214:8090, which should reach the same place as 127.0.0.1:8090 from the computer.
I then set up a Spring boot application to listen to the 8090 port and i was able to reach that from the phone just fine. This suggests that the firewall is not the issue. I can trigger the control my Nikon URL from within the Spring boot application too, by making a call to http://127.0.0.1:8090/?c=3. I can also reach pages served by Apache (192.168.1.214/testpage.html) on the computer from the phone without any problems.
What am i missing here?
apache http
apache http
asked Nov 11 at 12:25
Mats Andersson
112313
asked Nov 11 at 12:25
Mats Andersson
112313
asked Nov 11 at 12:25
Mats Andersson
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asked Nov 11 at 12:25
Mats Andersson
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asked Nov 11 at 12:25
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The Nikon software is probably binding itself to the 127.0.0.1 network interface and not every network interface it finds.
The software doesn't appear to be designed for network control but just runs a web server so it can present a UI in HTML.
You would need to change the Nikon software so it listens on other ports (or configure port forwarding or a reverse proxy).
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
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I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
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Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
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The Nikon software is probably binding itself to the 127.0.0.1 network interface and not every network interface it finds.
The software doesn't appear to be designed for network control but just runs a web server so it can present a UI in HTML.
You would need to change the Nikon software so it listens on other ports (or configure port forwarding or a reverse proxy).
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
2
Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
Nov 11 at 19:15
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up vote
0
down vote
The Nikon software is probably binding itself to the 127.0.0.1 network interface and not every network interface it finds.
The software doesn't appear to be designed for network control but just runs a web server so it can present a UI in HTML.
You would need to change the Nikon software so it listens on other ports (or configure port forwarding or a reverse proxy).
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
2
Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
Nov 11 at 19:15
add a comment |
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up vote
0
down vote
The Nikon software is probably binding itself to the 127.0.0.1 network interface and not every network interface it finds.
The software doesn't appear to be designed for network control but just runs a web server so it can present a UI in HTML.
You would need to change the Nikon software so it listens on other ports (or configure port forwarding or a reverse proxy).
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
The Nikon software is probably binding itself to the 127.0.0.1 network interface and not every network interface it finds.
The software doesn't appear to be designed for network control but just runs a web server so it can present a UI in HTML.
You would need to change the Nikon software so it listens on other ports (or configure port forwarding or a reverse proxy).
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
answered Nov 11 at 12:29
Quentin
635k718571026
635k718571026
I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
2
Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
Nov 11 at 19:15
add a comment |
I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
2
Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
Nov 11 at 19:15
I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
I can choose what port i want it to listen to. I've tried different ones but the results are consistent.
– Mats Andersson
Nov 11 at 19:10
2
2
Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
Nov 11 at 19:15
Ports and network interfaces are different.
– Quentin
Nov 11 at 19:15
add a comment |
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