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
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