Mm sorry for the silly questions but I dont seem to be able to get my server to listen to my router or the other way around. when i httpd i get the error (99)Cannot assign requested address: make_sock: could not bind to address 192.168.1.1:8080

I am using a Billion 5200G router I have also been trying all night with my BELKIN router but no success.

1) I have a nameserver I set up at Enom days ago the site has been registered for about 9 months now ns1.startwebhostingnow.com

2) When I try to access ns1.startwebhostingnow.com I get through to my routers administartion area so the nameserver seems to direct to the right place.

3) I have a PPoE LLC connection from my ISP with one static IP but like i said the nameserver seems to direct to my router but no further.

4) I have set up the server in the System/Administration/server settings/http area servername ns1.startwebhostingnow.com with an ip of 192.168.1.1 on port 8080

5) In the NAT router area I have DMZ set as 192.168.1.53 which should be my servers ip address

6) In the NAT Virtual Server I have:
Rule Application Protocol Start Port End Port Local IP Address
1 HTTP_Server TCP 8080 8080 192.168.1.53

Sorry for all the info but any ideas this is driving me nuts.

The usual thing is
Internet --> modem --> router --> your network
PPPOE is usually Internet --> modem. PPPOE only does one connection generally.
modem -->router is usually a straight link
router --> network usually needs some dhcp or similar server to get you online.
Then you need to tabulate the mac address in your dmz and route it to 192.168.1.53, configure a dmz in the router on that ip.

There is a need of some server in the router. Let's talk about that.

This is driving me nut have done everything with the router just will not seem to open a port i went and bought another one so i have 3 now.
I was just doing some research about why ports are not listening and it mentioned crond I did notice on start up recently crond FAILED on booting up the only thing that does is this relevant?

Also in my LAN setup on my router I have it like this right now any help would be appreciated I have added port forwarding but just doesn't seem to work??

Enable UPnP (not enabled)

Enable IGMP Snooping (enabled)
Standard Mode (enabled)
Blocking Mode


Disable DHCP Server
Enable DHCP Server (enabled)

The address you assigned your server "192.168.1.1" looks like an address that might be the default gateway address. Routers are usually configured with an IP ending in .1 or .254 by convention.

The domain name looks like the providers ip address and not that of your server's domain name.
What is your registered domain name? Or are you their first client?

You seem to be jumping from router information locally and at your provider.

If this is the server, give it a real hostname.

reply the server name I have been trying to use is one I registered but have done nothing with so I set up nameserver ns.startwebhostingnow.com on the domain startwebhostingnow.com which I have assigned a static ip address to when I go to ns1.startwebhostingnow.com it takes me to my router admin when I am logged on the same network so what should I change localhost.localdomain to www.startwebhostingnow.com or ns1.startwebhostingnow.com and the ip address 192.168.1.1 is my routers main address should i change that to my static ip address or my servers eth0 internal ip 192.168.1.53??

thanks in advance for any help

sorry about all the stupid questions but i got my router and server talking I went back to scratch and set up a dyndns account on which I can now see my webpage but for some reason it didn't work until I entered the http.config command then it started working?

After a bit of reading I saw that to set up a name server that requires Bind I guess I shall have many more questions soon quys thanks for the input and being patient.