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Local server can't be seen on Android or iOS, but can on any Linux device

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192.168.x.x:1500

So I have a small local server running a website. It’s not public facing at all, has a static IP address on my WiFi LAN and can be accessed by any Linux machine. I can’t see it on any iPhone or Android device though

I’ve looked up tutorials on line, ensured my firewalls allow local sharing on the WiFi, double checked I can even ping the server successfully with nmap on Android

Any tips?

::edit:: typo in post, not when searching for IP on LAN

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jet@hackertalks.com
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Are your phones on the same network? Same vlan? Firewall rules? VPN?

Does tcpdump on the server see the request?

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shamrockpreacher5@reddthat.comOP
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No tcpdump isn’t seeing the request… Thanks for the suggestion

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jet@hackertalks.com
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I get a lot of downvotes. I realize I say things that can be divisive. Why are people downvoting debugging steps? What’s divisive about that…

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catloaf@lemm.ee
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Don’t worry about downvotes.

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jet@hackertalks.com
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I’m just trying to understand the rational. To me I downvote when the comment is against the community, or unproductive.

If I’m being a net negative I should know why! Usually I have a guess as to why, but when I don’t, I reach out so I can understand better. I do want lemmy to be a better place, so feedback is useful.

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RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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Yeah, if phones go via WiFi and the computer is on a cable the IP ranges may differ and that would explain you can access only via one of the two.

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shamrockpreacher5@reddthat.comOP
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Yeah everything (server, Linux clients, Android clients, other clients) is on the same WiFi network which is why this is extra frustrating since Linux just works like usual

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