[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Dear Dave or any linux users:On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 15:30, Todd Slater wrote:I've been playing with Apache and am able to access my machine by typing in
the IP address in a browser. I am connected to RoadRunner by a cable modem.
RR uses DHCP, so my IP could theoretically change. I named the machine
NAME.columbus.rr.com, which I found from winipcfg (when I still had Windows
:)).
If I want to host the domain myself,
1. do I need to run DNS on my box (and BIND is what I use to do this?)
2. are the dynamic dns services reliable enough?
3. how difficult is this, really?
I currently pay $9.95/month for hosting, and think it that money could be
better spent on, say, red meat.
Todd,
First of all, I think RoadRunner blocks port 80. Originally this was
because of Code Red and then Nimda, but I think now they leave it up
just to keep people from running servers on their network. If you check
your service agreement and terms of use, you will probably find I am
correct in this.
Now, as to DNS. You can use a free DNS service like dyndns.org, which
allows you to use your dynamic IP address. Dyndns.org is very reliable
in my experience. You just need to run a client program which
oeriodically checks your IP address, and if it sees a change, then it
automatically updates their DNS servers. I have DSL (which allows me to
run a server), and I use dyndns.org. My server is sildara.dyndns.org
(the free registration basically makes your server into a host on their
network, thus the above domain name). You can register a domain if you
want, and have dyndns.org provide the same services f or your "real"
domain. I think this might not be free, however.\
If you have a local network in your house, then running BIND internally
will make domain resolution, both on your LAN and on the Internet, much
quicker for your PCs. This is what I do (on a RedHat server), and it
works great.
If RR blocks port 80 like I think they do, then you are pretty much
stuck unless you run Apache on a different port (like 32323, or
whatever, but I would recommend a high number, between 32000 and 65000).
Dave
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I have similar problem, my site can be accessed by http://myip (which is static ip assigned by my local isp) but can not be acccessed by http://www.mydomain.com from outside world.
what do you mean of bind?, is that just type "bind" on shell?
or any ip-domain binding, forwarding, and broadcasting's necessary step or command or file I need to add or modfy, on straing simple personal pc(one os, one nic, one ip, one dsl modem) netmask was assinged by my local isp too is 255.255.255.255
I hope and assume port80 issure is not caused my isp
so need more tech suggestion to setup apache website by myself, sincere, eric, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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