Local web server (not on any network) with Ethernet out to Wifi - wireless

This is my first post here so please bear with my ignorance. That said, here is what I need some advice on
I have a device that acts a web server and is not connected to any network. This device has an Ethernet out that can be connected to a PC which can then be used to access its home page using a browser. I'm trying to figure out a way to access the home page of this device using a tablet say an iPad. How can I do this? Thanks

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I am trying to record Mobile application via jmeter for which I have done all the necessary setup in mobile device and desktop jmeter. I am facing issues with Windows Firewall as it is blocking all incoming traffic from the mobile, as this machine is administered by my organization i cannot turn off the firewall, any suggestions on how I can allow the traffic with firewall enabled?
Due to proxy setup the traffic will always come from a single port although the IP address may change depending upon the device.
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Ask your network administrators instead of JMeter community in the Internet
Get yourself a separate Wi-Fi adapter which can act as an access point and connect your mobile device to it
Use an emulator or simulator instead of real device so everything will happen on your machine
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IoT management page with P2P connection

I'm really looking for advice and a starting point more than anything. So I'll try my best to explain my end goals and the challenge. I want to set up a local WiFi connection (P2P) between a Rpi3 (or any embedded system really, running linux) and a laptop. The Pi should be the server and laptop the client. The raspberry PI is going to be reading samples over USB from an SDR. I want the laptop to be able to connect to the network the pi throws up, and be able open a browser and view the results. I'm guessing what i need to read up on is ports/sockets and web programming in general. The cheepy IoT sensors and light bulbs seem to be able to do this (opening network and forwarding data) relatively easily but i cannot find any information online to aid in my quest. All the Best and thanks in advance.
Since the embedded system will be running Linux, you can do something along the following lines:
setup the wifi as an Access Point (example). Also setup DHCP Server (example), so the wifi will assign an IP address to connecting laptop.
Install a webserver (e.g. Apache).
Create the webpage/ web application you need to "serve" the data. Install this into Apache.
Ask follow-up questions if you like.

How to view local site on mobile?

I have a windows 7 laptop and a phone, both connected to my home wifi network. I have a local site running on my IIS7 windows laptop. If I type localhost, I can see the default page.
The problem is that now I want to view that page on my phone. How can I get to it?
I tried
localhost:81
I tried getting my public ip, then putting :81 after, and it didn't work.
Anyone know how to do it?
Thanks
Your public IP address allows computers on the internet to connect to your router.
It won't work inside your local network.
You need to connect to the internal IP address of the computer itself – the one belonging to the network adapter connecting it to the router.
You can get this address from the ipconfig command, or the properties of the network adapter.

Google Cast App without internet

is it also possible to run Cast apps on Chromecast without internet access in a local network only?
Maybe with an own webserver.
For a showcase event I can not ensure access to the internet.
The use case is for demonstration only.
Thanks you.
As of early February 2015 the Chromecast requires an internet connection to stream even local content (i.e. from your computer over your wifi).
The reason is that, to facilitate the media playback, special code (Javascript) is run directly from Google servers. Why can't Google just download this code directly to the Chromecast one time? I believe it has to do with security amongst other reasons (some nice and some not so nice)
The evidence? My internet goes down all the time, interrupting whatever I'm casting.
As Leon says, the 'cast needs Internet access part of the time. Booting (I didn't know that!), and to resolve the AppID to the receiver app URL. Once the 'cast has the URL to load and had resolved the hostname in the URL to an IP address, it no longer requires the Internet, IF everything is set up correctly and on the local subnet.
For example, I develop cast apps at home. Lets say I registered my app and the custom receiver associated with it is at https://10.0.0.5/basil_app1/reciever.html (or at a hostname that resolves in public DNS to the private IP 10.0.0.5, a hostname is what I actually use).
Then, if my app needs to load further media, it can reference it either by the already resolved hostname, or by IP, again served from the host at 10.0.0.5
It sounds a little like you're unclear on how to set up and interact with a private network and web server, which is not a Chromecast problem really.
For me, if I had to do a Chromecast demo at (for example) a customer site and was unsure of the network situation, I'd set up the Chromecast to use a private hotspot Wifi network provided by my cell phone, and have all the web resources needed served from my laptop, again configured on the private Wifi network. Again, not really a 'cast programming problem.
I have the following setup to cast from my PC to the chromecast using a mobile wireless connection.
ChromeCast -> Local Router -> PC with PDANet -> USB connect to Mobile Phone with FoxFi app installed.
Basically I have the PC and ChromeCast connected to a new wifi router ($25 belkin from Walmart). Initially, Chromecast yells at you because there isn't an internet connection. To kill the complaining from ChromeCast, simply install FoxFi on your mobile and PDANet on your PC. I've connected them via USB since the hotspot feature wont work with my carrier.
Once the connection has been established, you should see 2 connections on your PC and you can cast from PC to Chromecast. Watching netflix on it right now. Haven't tested from another device yet.
So....
Install:
-FoxFi on Samsung Galaxy S4
-PDANet on PC/Laptop
Connect:
- Samsung Galaxy S4 -> PC (via USB in my case)
- PC -> Local router
- Chromecast -> Local router
On your PC you should see 2 connections. The PDANet connection with internet access and the Local router with no internet access.
Also note that I initially installed the chromecast on my primary wifi that has internet access. No issues there, but just in case you try to get this method to work and it doesn't, maybe try setting it up on a router with inet access first, then switch to the non-inet router.
Chromecast requires an internet connection when it boots up and to load the receiver apps. Your media content can come from a local web server once the receiver app is loaded.

I am not able to host my own Web site

I have a high speed cable internet connection at home. I have D-link router, and I connect 2 computers, one is a desktop running Windows XP, the other is a laptop running Windows 7. I am perfectly able to use internet on both computers.
Now I want to host my personal web site from my home computer. I have already built the site that is running on my home network. Now I want to make it accessible from internet. I did all the procedures to open the appropriate ports on my router, allow incoming connections, and port forwarding setup, using the router's guide : http://www.dlink.com/-/media/Consumer_Products/DIR/DIR%20826L/Manual/DIR_826L_MANUAL_EN_UK.pdf .
However I am still not able to see my web site from public internet.
When I try to go to my site using my local IP address (192.168.0.103) or computer name, the site is loaded on other home computer, but when I try the same using my public IP address (found with "what is my ip" on google search), I get "Page cannot be loaded" error.
Can someone please help me telling what I am doing wrong, and how the problem can be fixed?
Thanks in advance.
Are you attempting to hit your WAN IPaddress from inside your house, aka, on the lan that the WAN would hit? It could be NAT Reflection/lack thereof getting in your way. Make sure you're trying to hit your WAN IP from a network outside of your local network. If you have a phone, turn off wifi, and use your phone.
Besides that, you've listed all of the basic steps necessary. Should the above not be the problem, I would start by checking your PCs firewall. In particular on Windows 7 checking to make sure you click real hard on that "public networks" button. Then just try and ping port 80, not load the webpage. If you can't ping, it suggests configuration issues with your router/connection. If you can, there's just some configuration that's effed up with your webserver.

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