Richie wrote: > 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
Fortunately, this is not entirely true :-) There are plenty of services available on the internet to help out in this kind of situation. For example: http://www.dyndns.org and www.dhs.org They will provide you with a URL for your website (for free!), which points to your (dynamic) IP. There are also plenty of tools available that can be used to automatically update your IP-adres in their DNS whenever it changes (see websites). Regards, Leander Koornneef
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