TestRun WebServer

[Tokunbo]

hello,

I would like to make my webserver go live on the internet....at least I can see how it goes. I would be hosting it on my own PC....this method is just for testrun purposes.

I use a public IP.....and I told a friend to try to access it...using the same IP I use, nothing happened......"page cannot be displayed". Do I need to add something to my httpd.conf....

I removed my firewall when I told him to try access it.

Tokunbo

[kkubasik]

1st question is, are you behind a NAT or directly on the internet?

2nd, (I'm assuming you are using apache) make sure apache is started with something like this
/etc/init.d/apache2 status
should is output 'stoped' then
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
and try this again

but you should include more information about your system, Distro,what webserver, your network etc

[adrenaline]

if it is red hat or fedora
/etc/init.d/httpd start

You don't need to do anything in the apache file or the httpd.conf file unless you are using vitual domains. You do however have to edit your hosts file that is where httpd gets its information.
/etc/hosts
add a line that says
Ip <tab> localhost <space>localhost.localdomain<space>localhost

example
231.54.216.39 Pluto Pluto.disney.com Pluto
If you don't have an actual domain you can add it like this
231.54.216.39 Pluto Pluto.localdomain Pluto
I usually add this above the line that has 127.0.0.1 blah blah blah.
I match the spacing so the two lines match up.

Then save and exit.
to test it run
/etc/init.d/httpd restart
If it starts fine it work if it fails then you did something wrong in your hosts file.

GL
Mike

[Tokunbo]

hello Qub,

Im not behind a NAT. I use RedHat9, Windows XP and I run Apache on both. Yes, I can

view the webpage on Windows from my Linux machine and Vice versa...but I want to know

whether its on the net and not just from my local network.....as in if the webpage(ex:on

Linux) machine can be seen by others.
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hello Adrenaline,
Yes, Apache starts properly, as I explained above. No, im not using a virtual domain. I just have a test webpage with info about myself.

ok, so in my hosts file, I have
myIP<tab>localhost<space>localhost.localdomain<spa ce>localhost
127.0.0.1<tab>localhost.localdomain<tab>localhost< tab>hostname

Pls how do I make sure that these two lines "match-up"......since my 127.0.0.1 line has been as is (since installation)......can it be changed........

Do I adjust "myIP" line to match "127......" line or vice versa....
this is what I did:
myIP<tab>netbiosname<space>localhost.localdomain<s pace>netbiosname
127.0.0.1<tab>localhost<space>localhost.localdomai n<space>netbiosname

from Your reply....'Pluto' is my Linux computer name(netbios name)....right.

Note: Im not behind a firewall. Nothing happened when I asked a friend to access the site......page cannot be displayed.

thanks
Tokunbo

[adrenaline]

You know its right if you run
/etc/init.d/httpd restart
and it starts OK
Now do you have your website in the right spot?
Your home page should be called index.html
It should be stored in /var/www/html
PM me your IP so I can test it.

[totoro]

If you didn't change your httpd.conf file, then make sure your HTML files are placed in the directory specified in after the directive "DocumentRoot" stated in the httpd.conf file.