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How can I access http://192.168.0.1:4728/ with ipad safari?

Hi everybody!


I have a problem: i have a local ruby on rails application on my windows 7 desktop that i can access without any problem on my local wifi network. I tested with other windows 7 clients, ubuntu linux firefox clients, chrome etc. I dont have a mac computer though, only iphone and ipad - the latest versions


But i cannot use my iphone's safari or my ipad safari to access the local network site http://192.168.0.1:4728/


When i enter a local network ip and a port - i get an error that safari cannot connect to the server.


This is not a firewall issue, a mistake in the ip or the port of the server and i am not looking for an app that allows me to do remote access like splashtop. All the devices are connected to the same lan, via wifi. I even disabled 3g and allowed only wifi - still cannot read on ios what i can on pc/linux.


This is not a flash problem - the site is just a regular dynamic web site with a database behind it. I am just looking to access a intranet site. This is a dynamic site and i cannot copy it on the ipad because it uses databases etc.


Is ios safari not allowing ports? Intranet/localnet sites?


Should i use a port remapper? (i dont know how to do that) Should i use a proxy server to fool safari that this is a internet site?(how do i do that?). I looked on the net for hours - could not find a straight answer on how to access http://192.168... Or http://10.x.y.z:port/ sites on ios


Thank you very much for your help and time, I really appreciate it.

iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 18, 2012 10:10 AM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2012 10:18 AM

Is ios safari not allowing ports? Intranet/localnet sites?


Safari on iOS definitely does allow access to local network hosted sites - I do it all the time on my iPhone for web development purposes.


I just type the IP address:port into the URL bar. e.g. 192.168.1.1:9000


I can't say why it's not working for you, but I can rule out it being that Safari doesn't allow it.

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Mar 18, 2012 10:18 AM in response to Vichsp

Is ios safari not allowing ports? Intranet/localnet sites?


Safari on iOS definitely does allow access to local network hosted sites - I do it all the time on my iPhone for web development purposes.


I just type the IP address:port into the URL bar. e.g. 192.168.1.1:9000


I can't say why it's not working for you, but I can rule out it being that Safari doesn't allow it.

Mar 18, 2012 11:21 AM in response to Julian Wright

This is very reassuring, but smth is not working. From 3 different computers / various browsers - on my lan i can access the 192.168...:4728 site, deactivated firewalls - ios ... Nothing.


I tried to type 192.168.0.1:4728/ in the adressbar - automatically safari adds a www.192.168... And then i get the same error.


I was thinking about setting a dns server :((


What exactly do you type in url bar?

Jun 5, 2014 10:32 AM in response to Vichsp

I had this problem and solved it. My internal website, icicle.local:8001, was accessible from another mac on the network and my iphone 4S (iOS 7), but not from my iPad, using either Chrome or Safari. I tried typing the name in different forms: icicle.local:8001, 192.168.1.113:8001, and typing out the entire address with http:// at the beginning (because I noticed often the browser was assuming https:). Nothing doing.


Finally, looking at the iPad Settings:Wif-Fi:Info, I noticed there was a domain name in my Search Domains box. This is a domain name I own and use for email and such but it really has nothing to do with my local network-- there is no local DNS server for it. I tried deleting it, but it came back from DHCP. So I went to my Airport Express using Airport Utility and deleted the Domain Name in the Internet tab. Now it works!

How can I access http://192.168.0.1:4728/ with ipad safari?

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