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Subject:	Re: Need Help Setting up Apache Web Server
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics
Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:56:11 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Max Maxwell wrote: > Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial to walk me through > installing/setting up the Apache server on my Windows PC? Or can someone walk me > through this via e-mail? I run Windows XP, and connect through a Linksys router > to the internet with a cable ISP, which I am quite sure uses a Dynamic IP > Address. So I guess my problems are the fact I have a dynamic IP address, and a router which has a public IP address outside, but a private IP address inside the router. The Apache server is located on private IP address, so anyone outside my network cannot access my server. And, I also need someone to explain how people outside my network can access my server on my private IP address, through my router, by typing in my domain name (http://focusrs.gotdns.com). And also someone to explain how people can always type in my domain name and access my server, even if my public IP address changes. Max

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		Re: Need Help Setting up Apache Web Server
(...) I am pretty sure that this question has been answered for you twice now -- you need a service that tracks the dynamic IP, catches requests for your domain, and then redirects those requests to the dynamic IP and hence to your server. I think (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics, FTX)

		Re: Need Help Setting up Apache Web Server
(...) Probably best to ask at dyndns as they provide this functionality. ROSCO (21 years ago, 2-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics)

		Re: Need Help Setting up Apache Web Server
(...) documentation. (...) This is done by services like dyndns as people have explained. Probably your "gotdns.com" does this too, but I'm not familiar with them. [ -> .off-topic.geek ] (21 years ago, 2-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics)

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		Need Help Setting up Apache Web Server
Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial to walk me through installing/setting up the Apache server on my Windows PC? Or can someone walk me through this via e-mail? I run Windows XP, and connect through a Linksys router to the internet with a (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.robotics)

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