Setting up a standard webserver

[soccercisco]

Hi all, (I'm using Etch)

I was hopping that somebody would point me in the right direction.

I am setting up my own webserver at home. I have purchased the Domain Name. and I am using Zone Edit for DDNS service (since I cannot get a static IP from my ISP). (I hope this is enough info)

Ok. So I have a machine (different than the one I'm using to write this named "webserver") --> it goes via ethernet to a router --> internet.

I made a clean install of a base system (Etch), updated, upgraded. I apt-get apache2 and I'm currently able to see the "It works" when I point my router to the ip address of the machine (webserver).

How can I link my www.mydomain.com to this machine (webserver)?

P.S. More questions to follow.

Cheers

[joelblair]

I use dnydns but you have to have yourdomain.com forwarded to your ip. so, all requests for yourdomain.com point to your ip. with dynamic ips always changing you should write a script and use a cronjob to automate the process for you.

Hope that helps

[soccercisco]

I am familiar with what I have to do, I'm just not familiar with exactly how to do it. Here is the latest:

When I go to the websites that check my ip address I get a certain number.

When I try to access that number directly I get to the setup page of my DSL modem.

I know I need to somehow reference that the ip address to port 80 on my webserver.

How do I go about this?

My setup is: Internet --> DSL modem --> router --> webserver

Thanks,

[soccercisco]

To anyone out there willing to help:

Here's setup to aid me on my explanation. The | followed by a "v" indicates a down pointing arrow. I'm a newbie, so sorry if my terminology is off (although I've spent quite some time on linuxhomenetworking and other tutorials)

Internet
(WAN)
|
v
(WAN)
Modem Earthlink
(LAN)
|
v
Router Linksys
(192.168.5.1)
| ------------- |
v ------------- v
Web
server ------- *This_PC*
(192.168.5.50) (192.168.5.103)

1) I went to my Linksys router setup page and forwarded port 80 to point at the Webserver's IP address (192.168.5.50)

2) Now, from *This_PC* I can type on my web browser 192.168.5.50 and I can access the Webserver's startup page (apache's default page).

3) My problem is getting access to the webserver from the WAN. If I type my WAN IP Address on a browser from *This_PC* I get to the Earthlink modem configuration page, which has no options of port forwarding.

How can I point the WAN IP address to my webserver? I have tried forwarding port 8080 on the Linksys router to point at the Webserver's IP address (192.168.5.50) but this does not help.

Thanks,

[soccercisco]

This is exactly my problem:

http://www.portforward.com/help/doub...forwarding.htm

Everything on the LAN side works (I can see my webserver at both LAN levels) the probem is that l can't see it from the WAN side

My first router is the ZyXEL Prestige 600 provided by the ISP (Earthlink)

My second router (already configured) is a Linksys Wireless-G

Thanks for you time and help,

[soccercisco]

Thanks to all for trying to help.

If anyone follows this:

1) Go to the modems help tab.

2) Click on advance settings.

3) Disable PPoE.

4) Configure your router to handle PPoE.

For more details pm me.

Cheers,