title: opening a port on windows 10
body: <p><em>I have googled around a lot. I may not have googled the right keywords, if this question has been answered somewhere else, please link me to the question.</em></p>
  
  <h1>The Problem</h1>
  
  <p>I have a simple node web server I wrote and I want to be able to access the files from anywhere not in my home.</p>
  
  <p>If I connect to <code>localhost</code>, it works fine and gives me the file I want</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZMHRE.png" alt="?image)"></p>
  
  <p>But if I were to connect to my computer's IP, it does not connect</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/oUbK8.png" alt="(image)"></p>
  
  <p>I assume it is something to do with my firewall, but I added a rule to allow connections from port 80.</p>
  
  <h1>The Question</h1>
  
  <p>What is causing this, and how do I fix it</p>
  
  <p>any help would be greatly appreciated</p>