So I am setting up an Apache2 Http server, Im fairly new to linux and such but I can usually figure stuff out or google for answers, but this has me stumped.
The problem is that I cannot connect to my server from outside my network. Localhost returns with the "It Works!." but my ip adress but it returns with "An error occurred while loading xx.xxx.xx.x:
Timeout on server
Connection was to xx.xxx.xx.x at port 80."
I have tired on basic port 80, firewall off, port forwarding to this computer, xx.xxx.xx.x.103, with apache httpd.conf setup like:
<Directory />
Options None
AllowOverride All
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
and nothing else changed.
So while that seems like it should work it didn't, I tried port 8080 and 5000, also, port forwarded and such. Also I used DMZ on xx.xxx.xx.x.103 also, hoping that would work, no such luck. I also tried no-ip.coms's port 80 redirect and that didn't work either.
If anyone has a clue please help me, I might just be missing something small or huge, I'm still new to this but learning, thanks for your time.
PS running OpenSuse, and ISP is Comcast, as far as i know they only block port 445.

What does

netstat -lnp | grep http

show?

tcp 0 0 :::5000 :::* LISTEN 13081/httpd2-prefor

Are you actually trying to connect from outside, or from inside using your exernal IP?

both really, brother on outside IP says it says the same thing.

The thing is, a port scan from https://www.securetrust.com/resources/portscan/
shows that NO open ports are found, but this can't be. Heres some of my router settings:
1 Enable 0Disable
DMZ Host IP Address: 192.168.1. 103
So surely that right there should not block ANY ports, but also to follow that up I have the ports forwarded.

Sounds like a router configuration issue. Don't know how well it will work, but can your brother do a traceroute to your IP?

So

traceroute IP -p 80 (or whatever port)

OK, he got the same thing I got on my traceroute:
traceroute 67.160.25.3 -p 8080
traceroute to 67.160.25.3 (67.160.25.3), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 * * *
2 c-67-160-25-3.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (67.160.25.3) 2.759 ms 8.310 ms 8.630 ms
3 c-67-160-25-3.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (67.160.25.3) 15.597 ms 25.284 ms 23.302 ms

It really does looks like a router issue, any settings I should be aware of besides the port forwarding? Im using 8080 ATM, just incase comcast does block port 80. I would really like to get this resloved and I appreciate the help so far and any to come.
PS, using a Linksys WRT54G router.

I cant' you a lot with the router since I don't know what you are using, but even if I did, I probably haven't used the same one.

I'd be checking:

forwarding
firewalls (router and server)
are you sure that the router and server can communicate (are on same subnet, etc)

I posted what router I'm using, Linksys WRT54G wireless. As for the subnet thing, how do i check/set them to the same subnet, as far as I know my routers subnet is 255.255.255.0

No it's not - that's the netmask. What's the ip of the server and the router?

edit - router lan not wan

sorry missed router type earlier

Ok, my setup is this computer(server) - to - the wireless router, so my Ip(from "whatismyip.com") is 67.160.25.3. and to access my router its the default 192.168.1.1 from inside. So inside my server would be 192.168.1.103, thats what the router says this box is. The router is forwarding all requests on 80 or 8080 to 192.168.1.103. I have no firewall on this comp up ATM, its a fresh install.

Can the server talk to the router? ie - can you ping the router or similar?

From server to external IP:
ping 67.160.25.3
PING 67.160.25.3 (67.160.25.3) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 67.160.25.3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=2.09 ms
64 bytes from 67.160.25.3: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.60 ms
64 bytes from 67.160.25.3: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.58 ms

From server to router:
ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.92 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=2.46 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.60 ms

and from server to server?:
ping 192.168.1.103
PING 192.168.1.103 (192.168.1.103) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.103: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.079 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.103: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.069 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.103: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.070 ms

Ok, Im sure I over did it, but you get the point. Thing I don't get is how come a portscan shows all my ports are closed...