I am what I am now please help with Apache!

[Rastar]

Don't ask me. Here is a quick setup for you before the questions:

Drake 7.2
Kernel 2.2.12 (or something)
Apache 1.3 (non-beta latest ver)
DSL (Dynamic IP address)
Linksys Router ip of linux box 192.168.?.?
dns2go domain <yourname.d2g.com>

What I want to do with apache?
I would like to be able to host my website, and allow telnet into a Multi-User Dungeon game.

Steps taken:
I installed apache under a user that I will use just for the MUD.
I typed http:/localhost:8080 and got the apache default index.htm That is okay?
I then did a quick we are building the site page under netscape. When I typed http://beyondtheshadows.d2g.com/ Nothing it just sat there.

Question: Why????
I am not sure if I need to point d2g.com to my 192.168.?.? ip address or what to point it to since I have a dynamic ip address I cant use that?


So I assume that either my linksys router is not configured for the http port I think 8080? or that my linux is not configured correctly. Since I was able to get the default apache.index it should mean that apache was installed correctly?

Also, I can telnet into my linux box from windows and other users can telnet from off-site but I can not telnet into my windows box, I sure miss some of the software there.

Any and all replies are appreciated. Thank you very much for responding.

Rastar
destefan@nctsi.navy.mil

[:david:]

first, port 80 is the default for http
so if you hit yoursite.d2g.com with netscape, then you're trying to connect to port 80 on your box. if apache is set to listen to 8080, then you need to add 8080 to the URL you enter into netscape.
192.168.x.x are Private/Non-Routable IP's, meaning you can only hit them internally, you won't be able to reach, say Netscape.com if they're IP was resolved to 192.168.x.x (read the Networking Howto's on http://www.linuxdoc.org )

The dynamic ip address thing will take your routable ip (the real one from your isp) and make that available for resolution. When someone tries to hit yoursite.d2g.com they will get the real ip of your machine and hit that.

[element-x]

With your dynamic ip, you might want to find a dynamic DNS host, such as dyndns.org or hldns.org(I think) I know there are a lot of services that provide DNS solutions for people with non-static ip's. Good luck!