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Setting Apache to be visible on the Internet
Hello,
could you help me with Apache2 configuration (on Ubuntu 10.04) to be visible on my public IP address? I'd like to know what to set and in which configuration files.
thank you
could you help me with Apache2 configuration (on Ubuntu 10.04) to be visible on my public IP address? I'd like to know what to set and in which configuration files.
thank you
ASKER
My apache web server is working localy, but I need to be visible globally.
Please cite some particilar section related to my problem from the link you sent.
Please cite some particilar section related to my problem from the link you sent.
The link I sent deals with basic configuration of Apache including how to set which IP addresses the server is listening on.
I would need more information to be able to accurately answer your question.
Does your server currently have a public IP address or an unconnected (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x) address?
If it is unconnected then you must first create some sort of network address translation on your router to route http (port 80) requests to your Ubuntu server.
If the server has a public address then you will need to ensure that any firewall (including any software firewall running on the Ubuntu server) is allowing requests from the Internet to port 80.
Cheers
Phil
I would need more information to be able to accurately answer your question.
Does your server currently have a public IP address or an unconnected (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x) address?
If it is unconnected then you must first create some sort of network address translation on your router to route http (port 80) requests to your Ubuntu server.
If the server has a public address then you will need to ensure that any firewall (including any software firewall running on the Ubuntu server) is allowing requests from the Internet to port 80.
Cheers
Phil
ASKER
>> I would need more information to be able to accurately answer your question.
That is not the problem. I will describe the details you need to know.
>> Does your server currently have a public IP address or an unconnected (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x) address?
I don't know how to set it. I have public IP but don't know where to write it in configuration files.
>> If it is unconnected then you must first create some sort of network address translation on your router to route http (port 80) requests to your Ubuntu server.
This is already done in my router in port forwarding.
>> If the server has a public address then you will need to ensure that any firewall (including any software firewall running on the Ubuntu server) is allowing requests from the Internet to port 80.
I think that I don't use any software firewall but now can I find out if there is one blocking port 80?
That is not the problem. I will describe the details you need to know.
>> Does your server currently have a public IP address or an unconnected (10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x) address?
I don't know how to set it. I have public IP but don't know where to write it in configuration files.
>> If it is unconnected then you must first create some sort of network address translation on your router to route http (port 80) requests to your Ubuntu server.
This is already done in my router in port forwarding.
>> If the server has a public address then you will need to ensure that any firewall (including any software firewall running on the Ubuntu server) is allowing requests from the Internet to port 80.
I think that I don't use any software firewall but now can I find out if there is one blocking port 80?
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ASKER
The ufw firewall is probably disabled.
$ sudo ufw status verbose
Status: inactive
I need that my webserver is working from the address that writes me whatismyip.com . So others can use it.
$ sudo ufw status verbose
Status: inactive
I need that my webserver is working from the address that writes me whatismyip.com . So others can use it.
ASKER
Thank you for troubleshooting. I mistyped my IP address in port forwarding.
The default installation (sudo apt-get install apache2) should listen on all IP addresses and serve pages from /var/www
The Ubuntu help site will give you more information for specific configuration options:
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/httpd.html
Cheers
Phil