Man. I could use some help. After hours on forums and Google, I keep coming back to the same issue too and still no webserver answering to idav.com. so I kept some details today.
I could sure use some help and hopefully this will help others too, so I've included screen shots to illustrate the situation and will be eager to hear from anyone whos been down this path before.
Here's the details. I've got a G4 box on a DSL. There is a Linksys Router connected and I just got off the phone with them this morning to rule that out. We have enabled the DMZ for now and all ports are open.
I have contacted Sprint to assure the Static IP address is (according to their engineers) functioning properly and it is at 67.77.238.131
I have registered my domain idav.com at directnic and set up a name server at ns1.idav.com and ns2.idav.com
Now...
I installed MacOS10.3. After the install, I did the security upgrade and moved up to 10.39
Running the Server Assistant, I gave my host name as 'woodoak.idav.com'
(is this correct?)
Computer Name was 'woodoak'
Redevous Name was 'woodoak' too
After the setup, I opened ServerAdmin and set up DNS and Web Services. There are screen shots here...
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/serversetup.jpg
(I question the name of the computer and services. When I ran Server Assist in the beginning it asked for a host name and my documents, it said to name the server (woodoak is the street I live on) and follow that with the domain name...idav.com). I presume this woodoak.local is the host name)
The next thing I did was to check web services. The screen showed that services were running, but there was no domain name in the form field.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/webservices.jpg
I entered idav.com and the screen noted that it was accepting any IPs at Port 80.
(is that correct?)
Next, I clicked the DNS button in server admin.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/masterzone.jpg
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/zonenames.jpg
realize I lot of the GUIS are modifying flat files, in particular, the httpd.conf file. In OSX 10.39, the httpd.conf is located at etc/httpd and uses a separate flat file for virtual hosts in a directory etc/httpd/sites/
I modified the GUI and DNS and set up a zone for idav.com careful to use the .(periods) in the right places etc.
After starting DNS services, the good news is that localhost answers and I have the Mac/Apache startup page when I enter localhost into my browser. Yea!
The bad news is that idav.com does not work and when I look in server admin underneath the web error logs, here are some of the unusual things I'm seeing....
1. No web services for idav.com
2. Error in Server Admin under web services....
This is a recurring problem. Although I can see a web page locally, I cannot see idav.com on the web.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/weberrorlog.jpg
3.When I ping 67.77.238.131 locally, I get feedback. I presume that's because it's local.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/ping.jpg
When I ping idav.com...nothing. Understandable in relation to other issues.
4. Httpd stuff
- As mentioned. I sort of understand what the GUI is doing and in particular, the httpd.conf Apache file is being updated. Down at the bottom of httpd.conf, I have this information. Is this correct?
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/httpddata.jpg
- I was going to email you my httpd.conf file, but could not make a copy for some reason and though this was unusual.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/copyhttpd.jpg
5. Virtual Hosts
- The GUI also sets up the Virtual Host too I believe, and when I look at httpd.conf in command line it shows that Virtual Hosts are setup in two other areas in a directory at etc/httpd/sites. From here are two files....
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/sites.jpg
I can tell that one of these files is generated by the webservices or DNS from Server admin and here's what it says.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/virthost1.jpg
Then, there's a globals file that says this.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/virthost21.jpg
- Is there something going on here?
6. named.conf
I checked this file too and wondered if this info is correct
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/named.conf.jpg
(what's that port 54 got to with anything?)
7. hostname
- When I do a command line to check host name, here's what I get. I suppose this was made during server assistance during the install.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/hostname.jpg
8. hostconfig
- hostconfig says this
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/hostconfig.jpg
I could sure use some help and hopefully this will help others too, so I've included screen shots to illustrate the situation and will be eager to hear from anyone whos been down this path before.
Here's the details. I've got a G4 box on a DSL. There is a Linksys Router connected and I just got off the phone with them this morning to rule that out. We have enabled the DMZ for now and all ports are open.
I have contacted Sprint to assure the Static IP address is (according to their engineers) functioning properly and it is at 67.77.238.131
I have registered my domain idav.com at directnic and set up a name server at ns1.idav.com and ns2.idav.com
Now...
I installed MacOS10.3. After the install, I did the security upgrade and moved up to 10.39
Running the Server Assistant, I gave my host name as 'woodoak.idav.com'
(is this correct?)
Computer Name was 'woodoak'
Redevous Name was 'woodoak' too
After the setup, I opened ServerAdmin and set up DNS and Web Services. There are screen shots here...
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/serversetup.jpg
(I question the name of the computer and services. When I ran Server Assist in the beginning it asked for a host name and my documents, it said to name the server (woodoak is the street I live on) and follow that with the domain name...idav.com). I presume this woodoak.local is the host name)
The next thing I did was to check web services. The screen showed that services were running, but there was no domain name in the form field.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/webservices.jpg
I entered idav.com and the screen noted that it was accepting any IPs at Port 80.
(is that correct?)
Next, I clicked the DNS button in server admin.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/masterzone.jpg
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/zonenames.jpg
realize I lot of the GUIS are modifying flat files, in particular, the httpd.conf file. In OSX 10.39, the httpd.conf is located at etc/httpd and uses a separate flat file for virtual hosts in a directory etc/httpd/sites/
I modified the GUI and DNS and set up a zone for idav.com careful to use the .(periods) in the right places etc.
After starting DNS services, the good news is that localhost answers and I have the Mac/Apache startup page when I enter localhost into my browser. Yea!
The bad news is that idav.com does not work and when I look in server admin underneath the web error logs, here are some of the unusual things I'm seeing....
1. No web services for idav.com
2. Error in Server Admin under web services....
This is a recurring problem. Although I can see a web page locally, I cannot see idav.com on the web.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/weberrorlog.jpg
3.When I ping 67.77.238.131 locally, I get feedback. I presume that's because it's local.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/ping.jpg
When I ping idav.com...nothing. Understandable in relation to other issues.
4. Httpd stuff
- As mentioned. I sort of understand what the GUI is doing and in particular, the httpd.conf Apache file is being updated. Down at the bottom of httpd.conf, I have this information. Is this correct?
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/httpddata.jpg
- I was going to email you my httpd.conf file, but could not make a copy for some reason and though this was unusual.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/copyhttpd.jpg
5. Virtual Hosts
- The GUI also sets up the Virtual Host too I believe, and when I look at httpd.conf in command line it shows that Virtual Hosts are setup in two other areas in a directory at etc/httpd/sites. From here are two files....
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/sites.jpg
I can tell that one of these files is generated by the webservices or DNS from Server admin and here's what it says.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/virthost1.jpg
Then, there's a globals file that says this.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/virthost21.jpg
- Is there something going on here?
6. named.conf
I checked this file too and wondered if this info is correct
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/named.conf.jpg
(what's that port 54 got to with anything?)
7. hostname
- When I do a command line to check host name, here's what I get. I suppose this was made during server assistance during the install.
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/hostname.jpg
8. hostconfig
- hostconfig says this
http://pantheon.gotricities.net/DaveServer/hostconfig.jpg
