[ale] RedHat 8.0 new install access problems

[Robert Heaven]

You may also need to put your host name into the /etc/hosts file. For
some reason, httpd tries to do a reverse DNS lookup of itself on startup
and won't start without it...

On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 10:42, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> Here's the stuff to change in httpd.conf:
> 
> # Note: You cannot just invent host names and hope they work. The name
> you
> # define here must be a valid DNS name for your host. If you don't
> understand
> # this, ask your network administrator.
> # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address
> here.
> # You will have to access it by its address (e.g., http://123.45.67.89/)
> # anyway, and this will make redirections work in a sensible way.
> #
> #ServerName localhost
> 
> 
> As you are getting an IP from dhcp, you will need to script the
> <localhost> to get set after the ip gets assigned from dhcp.
> 
> run: iptables -L -v -n and post the output.
> 
> On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 10:23, Armsby John-G16665 wrote:
> > Ok......
> > 
> > Telnet and ftp work.....  I had to explicitly bring in the RPMs.....Hooray!
> > 
> > apache isccessible only from the box.  I can not telnet xxx.xxx.xx.x:80 I get a connection failed.
> > I ran the script to shut down iptables.  I manually set up the host name when I configured the box.  The host name is in the httpd.conf file.  Regardless of host name i can not put in the ip address in a browser on another box and have apache dish out the page.  ipaddress, localhost, 127.0.0.1, "xena" all work only on the box.
> > 
> > What is the next step?
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James P. Kinney III [mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:17 AM
> > To: Atlanta Linux "User Group (E-mail)
> > Subject: Re: [ale] RedHat 8.0 new install access problems
> > 
> > 
> > By default, all those service you listed are turned off. They are
> > controlled by xinetd.
> > 
> > /etc/xinetd.d/*
> > 
> > change the line "disabled = yes" to no for each service you want running
> > from xinetd and restart xinetd :
> > /etc/init.d/xinetd restart
> > 
> > The old default days of "run everything after installation" are gone. 
> > 
> > Apache will not run without a name for the box. As your box is a dhcp
> > client, the name in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf will not match `hostname`
> > so it will only talk to localhost.
> > 
> > On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 09:50, Armsby John-G16665 wrote:
> > > This is embarassing....
> > > 
> > > New install of RedHat 8.0.  I did a desktop with some custom additions.  I want apache running.  I want to telnet into the box.  I want to ftp to the box.  I am inside a corporate firewall.  I want no firewall running on Linux.
> > > 
> > > The box successfully get a DHCP ip address.  I can ping it from another box.
> > > Apache works only within the box.  Can not be seen outside the box.
> > > FTP refused by the box.
> > > Telnet  "connectin failed".
> > > 
> > > 
> > > During configuration, I said NO FIREWALL.  I saw iptables flash during boot.  I want to the GUI for security and attempted to select no firewall.  No luck.  I attempted to select custom and allow everything in.  NO luck.  I went into the configuration and stopped the IPtables service.  No luck.  I rebooted.  Did not see iptables during startup.  Went into services and IP tables remains unchecked.
> > > 
> > > What am I missing?  This stuff used to just work back in 5.2 and 6.0 days.
> > > 
> > > John
> > > 
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