Hi, I am pretty new to Ubuntu but am learning quite a bit. I am trying to set up a server to allow me to host a few different sites that I have for myself. I decided to use the HowTo: The Perfect Setup - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server Here is my problem: Everything works great all through the istallation and initial set up until I get to page 3 - step 5, Configure The Network This appears to be designed for a server that is connected directly to the modem using a static IP. Now, I do have a static IP but I am using a router so I can access the internet from several other computers in my home. So I have my router configured with the static IP and it then is set up to forward the necessary ports on to the server via the DHCP network. So... What would be different for me to be able to set up this system under these circumstances? OR is there a different HowTo that I should use for this setup? Thank you all in advance for any help you can offer. Andy
No, it'S for a server behind a router, like in your setup. I guess you're using a different subnet or gateway. When your server is using DHCP, can you post the outputs of Code: ifconfig and Code: route -nee ?
Thank you so much for your willingness to help! Here is the information you wanted to see: This is what I get when I run ifconfig: Code: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:5C:54:D5 inet addr:192.168.2.2 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::204:5aff:fe5c:54d5/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:123186 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:15945 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:9844588 (9.3 MiB) TX bytes:2635114 (2.5 MiB) Interrupt:11 Base address:0x1400 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) and this is what I get when I run route -nee: Code: Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface MSS Window irtt 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 0 0 0 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 0 0 0 Thanks again for your help! Andy
This means you must use IP addresses of the 192.168.2.x subnet instead of the 192.168.0.x subnet that I use in the tutorial (e.g. 192.168.2.100 as the server's IP address, 192.168.2.1 as the gateway, etc.).
OK that part works now. I was confused by the "static" part, I thought I was supposed to use my actual static IP address, but when I did I lost all connection to the server. But now this is working and I'm on to the next problem: I opened up the /etc/hosts file and edited it as you directed. This is what it looks like now: Code: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 192.168.2.2 wctaserver.schafernetwork.com wctaserver # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts But when I run hostname I get wctaserver and when I run hostname -f I get wctaserver.schafernetwork.com. According to your instructions I should be getting wctaserver.schafernetwork.com for both. This brings up another question. I do not have a domain name yet for this server. (I intend to register one once I get this all figured out) Does this cause a problem? I have simply been using my IP address to connect to it. I really appreciate you taking all this time to help me, I can see that you are in high demand around here. I hope that I am not making a nuisance of myself, and if I am I apologize! Anyway, thanks again! Andy
Please run Code: echo wctaserver.schafernetwork.com > /etc/hostname /etc/init.d/hostname.sh start and try again. No, that's no problem.
Thank you very much Falko, I now have my server up and running with ISPConfig loaded on it and am starting into the process of learning how to use it properly! I know my journey has just begun! Thanks again for your help and for the great How To you wrote! Andy