i know trying to host on a dail up is a waste of time. thats not the idea... i just need to get the http server up and running on the dail up before i get a propper line for hosting... so lets say i connect via dail up and my internet IP is 255.255.255.255 for arguments sake...
should i then configure the Listen directive to "Listen 255.255.255.255:80"?... i asume if this is the case i hav to change this IP every time a dail cuz the IP is dynamic? this isnt a perminant thing... i just need to get it working before i spend money on a fast line and a proper server we just swiched over our gateway to mandriva 2007 spring free linux over the weekend and set it up to dail and file share over our home network... i cant seem to locate my internet IP... how can i get it from my linux gateway? and how exactly do i get a DNS set up? i hav "BIND DNS sever" installed on my linux gateway... will this sort out my DNS problem? HaRvEy SaaymaN [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<---< Chaos reigns within >--->> <<---< Reflect, repent, and reboot >--->> <<---< Order shall return >--->> ----- Original Message ----- From: Victor Trac To: users@httpd.apache.org Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] im stuck, plz help... On 8/5/07, Harvey Saayman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hey well like i said im realy flying blind here... i literaly just changed those directives in my httpd.conf file and nothing else... the article i read said 192.168.1.1 is a "safe" ip reserved for testing and will not be relayed over the internet... im thinking my internet connection might be the problem... im on a dail-up connection <sigh> which i get through an internet gateway on my home network and it seems like my internet ip is not static (it changes every time i dail). as for the DNS i have no idea even how to set a DNS server up ...YET... weve been having problems with our internet gateway which was running on win XP pro so were in the process of changing the OS to mandreva linux 2007. when thats done ill probably start using my apache on there... in the meanwhile i can already connect to the net through my new linux gateway so ill continue to use apache on my win XP mashine. what do u think a can do about my problem? thanx a million for the help HaRvEy SaaymaN [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<---< Chaos reigns within >--->> <<---< Reflect, repent, and reboot >--->> <<---< Order shall return >--->> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Slive" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <users@httpd.apache.org> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] im stuck, plz help... > On 8/4/07, Harvey Saayman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> hi there >> >> im new to web hosting so im realy flying blind here >> >> im running apache 2.2.4 on win XP and i only changed the following >> directives in the "httpd.conf" file. the rest of it i left like it was >> after >> installation >> >> >> >> >> ServerRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2" >> Listen 80 >> ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ServerName www.PhuckerSoft.org:80 >> DocumentRoot "C:\WWW" >> <Directory "C:\WWW"> >> # i didnt change anything in here >> </Directory> >> ErrorLog C:\WWW\error.log >> >> >> >> >> now the problem is this... according to the article i got off the net on >> "getting started with apache" the following should let me see my html in >> my >> web browser >> >> http://www.phuckersoft.org/ - this give me the "page cannot be displayed" >> error >> 192.168.1.1 - this redirects me to a search engin, even if i change the >> Listen directive to 192.168.1.1:80 >> http://LocalHost - this works perfect and displays my html page >> 127.0.0.1 - this works perfect and displays my html page >> >> i feel like im on the right track but im missing some vital part of >> configuration... > > Ignore Graham's suggestion. It has nothing to do with your problem > since you do not need virtual hosts at all if you are running just one > website. > > Your problem likely isn't an apache problem at all. First, what is the > IP address of your computer? Is it really 192.168.1.1? Second, does > www.phuckersoft.org really map to your IP address in DNS (or > otherwise)? > > Joshua. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL: http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/931 - Release Date: 8/1/2007 > 4:53 PM > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL: http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 192.168.x.x is safe because it is considered a private range and is not routable across the internet. So 192.168.1.1 is fine to use as long as no other computer on your local LAN is using that IP. However, before apache can use it, your OS has to actually be listening to that address in the first place. You can go to window's tcp/ip advanced settings and add that address as a secondary IP and Apache should be able to use it. However, it sounds like you've got an internal network already since you're using a gateway. Drop to a dos box and type "ipconfig /all" and look to see what your box's internal IP is. Use that and you should have the same results as 127.0.0.1. Don't even try to host a site on a dialup, dynamic IP. You're just wasting your time. --Victor -- http://www.victortrac.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/931 - Release Date: 8/1/2007 4:53 PM