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*OT* I need info on dns, and domain names

Wolfsraider

Wolfsraider

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Ok here is the deal.
I installed Apache, Perl, PHP, Mysql on my home computer.I enabled cgi and ssi all tested and working.

but I am lost on the dns and .htaccess permissions.

I want to use a domain name rather than localhost or the ip address.(behing a router and a modem)

can you guys give me some info that will get me going?

Thank you,

Mike
 
Originally posted by: GeoffS
If you mean just behind your own firewall, can't just you put an entry in your Windows hosts file to point www.wolfie.com to the appropriate IP address on your network?
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Thanks GeoffS

thats what I am asking do i just add a line to the windows host file?

right now the IP address is 192.168.0.3, I know that is a generic ip address. I added 127.0.0.1 to the hosts file and it works as i can see the site from the other (my girls) computer.

I want to set it up to use a godaddy domain name if thats possible.

also what security measures should be in place?

Windows xp pro is the os if that makes a difference.

Sorry I had a step by step walk thru on the rest as I am new to setting all this up.

Mike
 
Originally posted by: amdxborg
Well if you want a name to point to a ip address or to another webpage, I use http://www.no-ip.com/ Works like a charm! 🙂

Hope this is what you're looking for...
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Thanks looking into it. I signed up 😛


Originally posted by: ProviaFan
Originally posted by: amdxborg
Well if you want a name to point to a ip address or to another webpage, I use http://www.no-ip.com/ Works like a charm! 🙂

Hope this is what you're looking for...
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Seconded the recommendation for no-ip. It works fine for me with my test site hosted on a dynamic IP DSL connection. 🙂
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Thanks Josh, I am glad to see you, I feel bad I missed your post. If there is anything I can do please let me know

Mike
 
You will need a non internal IP address to get that to work (if you dont own a hardware firewall). If that address was assigned automatically, then it sounds like you have a hardware firewall. If you do have one, you will need to open up (or forward) a port for DNS (53) and web (usually 80) and then set the No-ip to your external IP.

 
Yeah I have a dlink rp614
and its set up with port forwarding on 3306 for mysql and 8080 for ftp

so i need 53 and 80 too?

Mike
 
On No-ip.com you can use something called Port 80 Redirect

"Port 80 redirects are used to get around ISPs that block inbound port 80. By using the port 80 redirect type and running your webserver on an alternate port you can run a webserver and your users will not have to type a port number in the url."
 
lol OK, so do you really need to see your own site... Just kidding!!!

Could be a setting somewhere. But if you ping wolfsraider.sytes.net and it doesn't resolve the ip address while pinging it, there is something wrong casue it works for me.
 
Originally posted by: amdxborg
lol Don't know...just trying anything...😉
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Heck don't feel alone I mean normally I would think that this would be the other way around lol where you all couldn't see it and I could hmmm...
lol
Mike

I can't type sorry
 
Originally posted by: Wolfsraider
http://wolfsraider.sytes.net/

Borg sees it but can someone tell me mt I can't on either computer at home

I assume its a setting that I need to change?

Mike
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I can see it fine from here. You do need to forward port 80 for anyone to see your site (unless you use something like no-ip's redirect), but it's not a good idea at all to forward MySQL ports unless someone really needs to access them from outside (and 99.999% of cases do not require this). Also, only forward FTP if you'll ever be logging in from outside your LAN, and then make sure you keep it very secure!
 
Originally posted by: Freewolf
I can see it as well so most likely a setting somewhere. Maybe in your router or firewall?
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A funny thing was, when I used ICS for dialup, and no-ip to allow people to access a test webserver on my local system, they could get to it fine by the domain name, but I could not access my own site by domain name or external IP - only by internal IP. Now, with DSL and Linux NAT (formerly Windows RRAS), I can get to the site on my LAN via the domain name or external IP. Strange indeed, but probably a simple DNS setting somewhere that I missed, or maybe a limitation of the network interface I was using. 😕
 
ok I removed all port forwarding thru the router

still can't see it

all i get is
"The page cannot be displayed"

weird

Mike
 
Originally posted by: ProviaFan
Originally posted by: Freewolf
I can see it as well so most likely a setting somewhere. Maybe in your router or firewall?
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A funny thing was, when I used ICS for dialup, and no-ip to allow people to access a test webserver on my local system, they could get to it fine by the domain name, but I could not access my own site by domain name or external IP - only by internal IP. Now, with DSL and Linux NAT (formerly Windows RRAS), I can get to the site on my LAN via the domain name or external IP. Strange indeed, but probably a simple DNS setting somewhere that I missed, or maybe a limitation of the network interface I was using. 😕
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lol yeah I can see it on internal just not external

localhost works fine

Mike
 
Originally posted by: Wolfsraider
ok I removed all port forwarding thru the router

still can't see it

all i get is
"The page cannot be displayed"

weird

Mike
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Well, if you forward no ports, then noone can see it from outside. You have to forward port 80, for people to be able to reach it from outside, but you do not want to forward any other ports (such as MySQL) that are only used internally (e.g. from your php web application that is running on the same system or within the same LAN as the MySQL server).

Hence, now I get a "cannot find server" when trying to access your site.
 
I reset the router to forward port 80

I'll read up on the docs and see if there is something i am missing

I hope there is a way to see it externally from here lol or else I'll never know if its down or up.

can you at least d/l from it?

mike
 
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