Newbie here. Successfully installed Suse10 and Apache2 in order for me to host my personal web site.
My web site in in htdocs. With address localhost i see my site, and see it on my in home network (intranet). I am stuck because i do not know what i have to do to see my site via internet.
My domain registrar will allow me to change AName and CName...Do I enter my static IP in the A Name slot? How do I handle the Nameserver business with my domain registrar? so far my domain is hosted by godaddy and I use their nameserver.
Many many thanks1

Remember that you'll have to forward whichever port apache is running on through your local network. I personally just use the DMZ feature, but that is possibly a security risk, unless you have a software firewall enabled on your machine. But I'm not sure about any of the nameserver/domain questions because I use dyndns.org for my server.

Thanks for your reply. As I learn more, I believe there are two issues here. First: if I enter my static IP from a remote loction, will I be able to see my web site. If the firewall is configured OK, I assume I will be able to see my site .
Second: How do I deal with the nameserver issue....meaning how can I get my site recognized if someone enters the name of my domain like maxsanders.com rather than the IP address.
Thanks again.

that's something you'll need to talk to the domain hosting service. I assume they have some sort of support or contact info. You should just be able to give them your IP and it should be good to go

OK. I am learning about nameservers. It appears that I need to go to Godaddy and designate two ip addresses for my nameservers...for example ns1.maxsanders.com and ns2.maxsanders.com. I assume that i use the static ip used by my server for the first one. Does the second IP required for the nameserves have to be a working server? Thanks max

Yes it does. I don't suggest trying to run your own nameservers since you only have one Internet routable IP addres, but instead you should use a free service such as zoneedit (www.zoineedit.com).

At my business I have several unused static ip addresses. The question is....is it smart to outsource the DNS servers , or to set it up myself. How difficult is it ? Thanks