> On November 4, 2001 11:42 am, magnet wrote: > > Hi all. > > > > I am hoping to get ADSL installed here soon, but was wondering how I can > > get my Linux boxs to host a website? > > There are 6 identical machines running Mandrake 8.0, all networked with > > 100mbps ethernet cards. There is also an ethernet connection to the Win ME > > laptop, which currently acts as the gateway. > > Each linux boxs has a 1.2Ghz Athlon, 256MB memory and a 20Gb HDD. > > I'm sure the spec will be ok, but I need some pointers or advice about how > > to set it up so users typing my URL will connect to this machine via the > > internet. I have been told that my ADSL connection will be a dynamically > > assigned IP so what problems/solutions will i encounter? > > As long as you are using dhcp you will not be able to host a website! The > URL you choose must resolve to a static IP address. Check your "Terms and > Conditions", your ADSL provider may not allow you to host a website at all > (them using dhcp is a pretty good hint that they do not...!) > > Richie
Thanks Richie for the reply. My isp gives me a little webspace, but not enough for our needs. I could let them host the website domain name with a redirect to here tho? The user would probably not even see the redirect happening unless they have a terrible connection speed. I could use a script at this end to update the redirect script with the IP assigned to me and a mask on the url to still show the user our domain name when they get here.. What I need to know then is whether linux box has enough security features built in to mandrake 8.0 to "run" a website with SSL and cgi scripts if needed? Regards magnet
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