Saul Arias wrote:
<snip> 
> 
> The good news is that your website is working; the bad news is that you 
> may have to make further changes. I didn't want to tell you this when we 
> were discussing your problem off-list, because it would have added 
> complexity to the situation.
> 
> <crystalball>
> Your Linux box gets its IP address (192.168.1.101) from the router via 
> DHCP.
> </crystalball>
> 
> If my crystal ball is not working, stop reading and delete this post.

It's working

> 
> You don't need DHCP on the Linux box now, because you are behind the 
> router. Reconfigure your box with a static ip address. Log into your 
> router and check the DHCP tab. You want to assign an IP address that 
> it's outside the router's DHCP server range. I'll bet you 2 dollars that 
> 192.168.1.10 works.

I'd bet you $5 that your right. I do know some of the basics of 
networking (and I do mean basics, I've only set up ONE LAN, and even 
that was in Windoze).

> 
> The problem with having the Linux box get the IP address from the router 
> is that the box, could, at least in theory, get an address other that 
> 192.168.1.101 in the future, forcing you to change the IP addresses in 
> httpd.conf.
> 

*nod* True dat. My only problem is now telling Linux not to set up DHCP 
on boot (which isn't a problem since I recently learned I can run set up 
from a konsole session if I'm logged in as root). I'll probably change 
that tomorrow morning. Right now I'm pooped.



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