[CLUE-Tech] Apache question

[Hani Duwaik]

--- "Francis X. Maier" <franx at qwest.net> wrote:
> I'm having a difficult time setting up a simple Apache server on my 
> Yellow Dog Linus 3.0 box.
> 
> 1.  I use vi to go into /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
> 
> 2.  I write the ServerName as my static IP (don't have a domain
> name).
> 
> 3.  I tell the server to listen to [static IP]:80
> 
> 4.  DocumentRoot is default /var/www/html
> 
> Do I need to remove the quotation marks in lines like "var/www/html"
> or 
> "/etc/httpd" to enable them?
> 
> When I try to connect to my static IP from another computer, the 
> connection just hangs and fails.  When I try to do it from my YDL
> box, 
> I get a "connection refused" message.
> 
> Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

In addition to confirming that apache (httpd) is actually running, you
may also want to check your firewall settings.  If you have a firewall
(iptables?), try turning it off during your initial tests.

Just a thought ...

-Hani


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Hani Duwaik
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