Edward A Mihalow Jr wrote: > david wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply.I'm new to this so your explanation really >> helps.The dsl modem's set-up page is at 192.168.1.254.It is also the >> default gateway.Here is resolv.conf; >> domain no-ip.info >> nameserver 192.168.1.254 >> nameserver 192.168.1.254 >> search launchmodem.com >> I have a static address. > What is the static IP address that you were assigned? It seems like your DSL modem is acting somewhat like a router as well, since it is assigning an internal network IP address rather than an external one.
>> >> 2. It appears to me odd that your DSL MODEM has an IP address, but >> you're >> running a server behind it. Usually, I see the DSL MODEM acting >> transparently. So the setup looks more like: >> >> I tried setting the gateway to my static address but that didn't >> work.When I set it at 192.168.1.254 it connects me to the WAN. >> >> I would not be surprised that I,m going about this in the wrong >> way,because all I do is search google and I'm sure I make mistakes. >> >> >> On the modems set-up page is the pppoe user name and password for bell >> south my isp.The box at 192.168.1.96 is this box that I use all the time >> and I am also serving web pages(apache2,php4,mysql) etc.I did two things >> in the modems.I opened port 80 and forwarded it to 192.168.1.96.This >> took me a while to figure out. I have a dlink router here but when I try >> to access the configuration page 192.168.0.1 I get a connection >> refused.again thanks > > I think (because I tried alot of the same things you've tried) that > Bellsouth-the ISP > doesn't like people running personal webservers. What problems I had > was trying > to resolve DNS issues so that they could find my server-they were > being routed through > Bellsouth's DNS nameservers and I found out that you probably will > want to use dynds? > (outside DNS nameservers) to resolve the DNS problem. > If you get this working you will have done something I couldn't, so > keep trying! Although > like the other fellow said, it's going to be difficult. > Regards, > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
