It works now. I can do http://(hostname)/example.html from my Windows PC now. I could also see the log info on access_log. I think iptables -F deleted the rules and made it work.
Thank you, all, for your great help. Joe --- "Ivan Barrera A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But when I entered http://(hostname)/example.html > from > > another computer, it just kept processing. The > > access_log did not show any log info. So it was > > blocked by the firewall on the Linux server. > > > Ok.. first things firts. > > Do you have networking between the two machines ?? > (ping from one to > another) > > Dont use hostname. Use IP. And be sure not to be > using a proxy. > > http://192.168.1.1/example.html (in example) > > If you dont see the page (or logs in the > access/error log) , in your > linux box, use tcpdump to "see" the packets that > came in : > > tcpdump -n -nn -i eth0 > > and then, try again the url with the ip. > > If still nothing, you may have some restrictions > either on the linux > firewall (if iptables, clear with iptables -F) or in > the windows box (?? > weird, but could happen). > > > > > > > > The link you mentioned has a section for "Allowing > WWW > > and SSH access to your firewall", but I am not > sure > > how to do that. If I just want to let host1 access > the > > apache web server on host2, what should I do on > the > > firewall? > > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > --- Boyle Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Joseph Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: Mittwoch, 29. Juni 2005 22:26 > >>>To: users@httpd.apache.org > >>>Subject: RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Networking problem? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Do I need a SSL server certificate for the Linux > >>>machine, in order to run Apache web server? > >> > >>You don't need a SSL cert unless you want to run > an > >>SSL virtual Host (ie, HTTPS). Don't even dream > about > >>doing this until you have fully mastered plain old > >>HTTP first... > >> > >> > >>>Is there any way to know there is a firewall > >> > >>blocking > >> > >>>between Linux runing Apache web server, and a > >> > >>Windows > >> > >>>PC? > >> > >>Just to be clear where the FW is; It's running on > >>the webserver machine and is sitting in front of > >>apache. All requests to apache (or anything else, > >>like mail, telnet etc.) have to go through it > first. > >>It's like the doorman at a nightclub. > >> > >>From the outside (ie, the browser PC) there is no > >>way to identify a FW. This is a security feature - > >>FW's act silently and don't give reasons for their > >>refusals. The only way you can guess you have a FW > >>is if requests go into a black hole and don't give > >>any response. If you only have two machines > >>connected via a LAN then it's pretty obvious it > must > >>be a FW (especially if ping works), but imagine if > >>you were attacking a machine over the internet - > you > >>wouldn't know if the lack of response was due to a > >>FW at the target or just a network problem en > route. > >> > >>To identify the FW, you need to check the linux > >>machine - I think it's called ipchains or iptables > >>(see > >> > > > > > http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/iptables-intro.htm) > > > >>but maybe Linux gurus could help you more... > >> > >>Rgds, > >>Owen Boyle > >>Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this > message > >>may be ignored. > >> > >> > >> > >>>Thanks, > >>>Joe > >>> > >>>--- Joseph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>>--- Boyle Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>>From: Joseph Lee > >> > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>>>>>Sent: Mittwoch, 29. Juni 2005 17:12 > >>>>>>To: users@httpd.apache.org; > >>>> > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>>>>Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Networking > >> > >>problem? > >> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Thank you, all, for trying to help me. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I tried http://(ipaddress)/example.html on > >> > >>my > >> > >>>>>Windows > >>>>> > >>>>>>PC, but still could not get example.html > >> > >>from my > >> > >>>>>Linux > >>>>> > >>>>>>machine running Apache web server. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I also did: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>- modified /etc/hosts on the Linux machine > >> > >>to > >> > >>>>have > >>>> > >>>>>the > >>>>> > >>>>>>entry for my Windows PC > >>>>> > >>>>>The problem is the other way around - the > >> > >>windows > >> > >>>>PC > >>>> > >>>>>needs to be able to resolve the machine name > >> > >>of > >> > >>>>the > >>>> > >>>>>Linux machine (see Hosts file). > >>>> > >>>>I modified /WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc/hosts, > >> > >>and > >> > >>>>added an entry for my Linux machine. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>- ping from Linux to Windows using hostname > >>>>> > >>>>>without a > >>>>> > >>>>>>problem > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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