Apache config

silmaril8n · 11-11-2004, 01:51 PM

How do you configure apache to allow access from inside and outside a network? When I access it internally (via IP address) is tries to load the public IP which isn't a local address. The only way that I can get to my own site from home is to connect to a public proxy and come back in to my network, which is a pain because every proxy I try is completely unreliable.

TigerOC · 11-11-2004, 02:15 PM

Under /?/apache/httpd.conf you find a line;
#Port: port to whidh the stand alone server llistens to
insert Port 80 which is the standard.

silmaril8n · 11-11-2004, 02:58 PM

I already have that set to listen on port 8080 because my ISP blocks > 1024 (unless I pay them $10 per month).

I think that the problem has to do with the ServerName being set to my public IP address.

When I connect to the machine via the local IP (http://10.50.0.xxx:8080/~user) then the address is automatically switched to the public IP address which isn't accessible from inside my network.

TigerOC · 11-11-2004, 03:12 PM

Have you setup name resolution in /etc/hosts? It should not be necessary to specify the port for http connections as it should respond to requests on port 80 which are then sent to the specified DocumentRoot. For example on my server if I use either the IP address or server name I am sent to /var/www/index.htm. If I try a link on the internet to this address I cannot because I am using the same interface. This sounds like either a DocumentRoot problem or a firewall problem.

silmaril8n · 11-11-2004, 03:24 PM

Yes I have the server added to the /etc/hosts file.

I specify the port because it's not on the default 80. The server is running on an alternate http port 8080 and my browser doesn't check that. I think I may have at least narrowed down the problem.

When I point my local browser to ('arwen' being the name of the host):
http://arwen:8080/index.html (Works)
http://arwen:8080/~user (Tries to use the ServerName which a public IP)

From an outside connection I can use my public IP and access both the DocumentRoot fine and also the user directories.

Demonbane · 11-11-2004, 03:43 PM

Try setting "UseCanonicalName" to "Off"

silmaril8n · 11-11-2004, 03:49 PM

Seems like that would work but I get the same results. This only happens when I append the ~user but it is still trying to use the public IP (ServerName).

Demonbane · 11-11-2004, 03:58 PM

Apache 1 or 2?
Does it happen if you add the trailing slash , eg http://arwen:8080/~user/ ?

silmaril8n · 11-11-2004, 04:02 PM

Apache 1.3.33

Yeah it responds the same way with or without the trailing /