hostname in mandrake 8.2

[thenewnoise]

when setting up apache in mandrake 8.2 it asks for a hostname (example mybox.mydomain) and im not to sure what to put in there, i want people to just access the server from the ip address so should i just put the ip address of the computer in there or what? i tried localhost and that didnt work it says it was invalid. any suggestions would be great. thanks

i should probally tell you this
the machine has a static ip (192.168.1.11) and its behind a router (192.168.1.1) and i have cox cable which isnt a static ip.

 

[theXing]

You can set it to anything you want. Aslong as the router sends anything on port 80 to your computer. That is how I have mine set up. The name is more for the internal lan - as well as latter you can have it be www.yourip.com or thenewnoise.yourip.com. A higher knowledge then I have on how to set that up.

 

[thenewnoise]

the thing is if i type in just "goddamnit" (which is what i want it to be) it says invaild name and if i type in 192.168.1.11 then when i bring up a terminal it says
[matt @192 matt]$

 

[theXing]

Interesting. The only thing I could suggest would be to try the HTTP Config file.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Try adding goddamnit or whatever to your /etc/hosts file.

EDIT: Also look at using the hostname command (or however Mandrake does it) to set the hostname of the machine to the same thing.

 

[theXing]

Try it as a virtual server...I had no problem with it. Try to reinstall and set it up through the install setup.

 

[thenewnoise]

well i used the hostname command and changed it to "goddamnit" but if i try it through the wizard it still says its not correct.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< well i used the hostname command and changed it to "goddamnit" but if i try it through the wizard it still says its not correct. >>



Did you also add it to /etc/hosts?

And what wizard are you talking about?

 

[thenewnoise]

the mandrake control center wizard and i havent added it to that file yet, im doing that now

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< the mandrake control center wizard and i havent added it to that file yet, im doing that now >>



I guess my lack of knowledge on Mandrake hurts me here. I shouldnt have learned the standard way to do things I guess...

 

[thenewnoise]

haha, if you want to take the time to explain the standard way to me im all ear, of it you want to point me somewhere.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< haha, if you want to take the time to explain the standard way to me im all ear, of it you want to point me somewhere. >>



I dont know what you have done or what you are planning on doing or exactly how to do it in Mandrake. On my systems there is a place to put the hostname (in one of the startup config files). I also editted /etc/hosts to add my other systems so I wouldnt have to type ip addresses. Atleast until I setup BIND. I havent setup apache in a while, but I dont remember having to put in anything wierd for the hostname in there.

EDIT: I also dont see a hostname field in the httpd.conf.