Raj, So after much reading I sorted the problem out my way. Edited the /etc/hosts.conf files added the IP of my webserver and the domain for each of the computers in the network. The webserver is on a fixed IP so that solved that issue. To guaranty that that the port forwarding always worked I used a port forwarding rule I found in the DDWRT forums. This I put in the Admin. section: Commands and have it as part of the start up scripts. Thanks to all those that contacted me offline to offer help. PS. It would seem that DD-WRT is broken with regards to port forwarding. I'll continue to use it for now as I'm very familiar with it even if it is flawed and I like the comfort of familiarity. -- Bruce Harding Information Broker Member: IEEE, SPIE, IACR On October 2, 2012 02:39:31 PM Raj wrote: > What you're looking for is the 'NAT loopback' functionality. Check to see > if that is perhaps disabled or missing on your new DD-WRT version. > Another option may be to specify a static DNS entry on your router for your > webserver that would direct your internal hosts to the webservers internal > IP rather than external. > --Raj. > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Bruce <lists [ at ] faintfuzzies [ dot ] ca> wrote: > > I've just added a new router to my network. It is a Cisco E3200 running > > the a > > mega version of DD-WRT. I previously had a Linksys 54GL with DD-WRT > > which > > did the same thing just fine. > > > > My problem present problem is that my port forwarding seem to only allow > > people outside my network to see my webserver. I can't not seem to access > > it > > from the inside. > > > > If you have any info that might help me with this issue please let me > > know. > > > > Tried the following suggestions with no luck. > > > > -- > > Bruce Harding > > Information Broker > > Member: IEEE, SPIE, IACR > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux mailing list > > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux