apache + adsl

gbg · 09-30-2003, 05:09 PM

Hello!

I'm Running a Red Hat 9 Box with Apache installed. I have my own domain and using adsl to maintain the website up. the problem is that my IP Address chenges frequently, and i have installed no-ip software to solve this problem. Now, the problem is that when the IP adress changes i have to restart apache server. Any Ideas?

hakcenter · 09-30-2003, 05:17 PM

Set apache on a crontab to restart every few hours...

or pay for a static ip

gbg · 09-30-2003, 05:20 PM

That's a solution! The second... Pay?

hakcenter · 09-30-2003, 05:22 PM

That's all you can really do, there are no secret h4x.

The reason most ISP's have short leases is to stop people from breaking their ToS.

Running services etc, they could be blocked at the port level from the ISP but changing leases often seems to be a better choice for them, especially if their redo'ing portions of their structure and require new routes to be established.

There's really no way to setup 'shop' when you don't control the lease.

You could attempt a manual specification of an ip, but it probably won't be long till the server dishes out that ip for someones new lease.

gbg · 09-30-2003, 05:29 PM

Thank you. For now the cron works fine. When my ISP considers to change that feature (bug?!) I have to work on another solution.

10x again!

cyberskye · 09-30-2003, 07:54 PM

Are you allowed to run servers on your connection?

DHCP is not a bug. As stated, it's a cheaper, easier way of preventing folks from running servers when not allowed. Also makes administration on their end easier - if they make changes, they don't have to notify folks and tell them to change their address.

jonfa · 09-30-2003, 09:16 PM

I have a dynamic IP and I use DTDNS < www.dtdns.com >. It works great for me and I didn't have to do anything fancy to my httpd.conf eihter. They have linux auto-updaters available too. Check it out! If you need help configuring let me know. Try using a port other than the standard too. For example, port 80 is usually http, but try port 8000 or 8080.

Jon

gbg · 10-01-2003, 05:26 AM

CyberSkye: Thank you for your time. DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) usually sets the same IP to one machine (by its mac address). Probably my ISP wants to change that often. I can run servers on my account, but is not suggested to.

Jonfa: Thank you too! I already have that kind of software running (http://www.no-ip.com)