Apache Server troubleshooting

[lorewap3]

I'm having issues getting apache to respond to requests outside of my local LAN. If I goto my server URL it says connecting... but never finishes and returns anything.

I'm using Ubuntu Server 10.10.

a) The DNS is working fine. It's pointed to my cable modem's IP and ping responds fine.
b) The apache server is setup and is working locally. In fact, if I use w3m and goto www poillion. com I reach the test page perfectly.

I can't figure out where the missing piece is to close this gap. Here are some config files to illustrate my setup:

hostname

poillion

/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

ServerName poillion

/etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 poillion

(along with ipv6 ones)

Note: I had my LAN IP and cable modem IP both setup in here as www .poillion.com and that didn't work.

/etc/apache2/sites-available/poillion

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www . poillion . com

ServerAlias * .poilion . com


ServerAdmin will

DocumentRoot /home/www
<Directory />
Options -FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>
<Directory /home/www/>
Options +Indexes +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch +MultiViews +ExecCGI
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>


ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/poillion_error.log

# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
LogLevel debug

CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/poillion_access.log combined

Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/"
<Directory "/usr/share/doc/">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Any help diagnosing would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Will

[elija]

Is your cable modem a modem / router / firewall device?

If so you will need to poke a hole at port 80 and forward the requests to the appropriate server. You might also have a software firewall in the way.