Document for setup networking - Dynamic IP, DYNDNS domain

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Ubuntu-6.06.1-LAMP-server-amd64
Apache2
Postfix
ADSL broadband connection - Dynamic IP (changed on connection)
via ADSL modem (no setup required) - CAT5 cable to PC and tel line to wall socket
DYNDNS.org - domain on dynamic IP
No workstation connected

I'm configuring my newly setup Web/Apache2 server for test purpose and encountering problem on setup networking. Did not know how to proceed.

Apache2 is running with default page displayed on browser
Postfix is running. Sending email to myself/PC works.

I have been searching Internet for relevant document to setup networking so that webpage on Apache2 can be visited. Emails can be sent to their destination. I found bundles of document and did not know which of them appropriate.

I also found;
(Quick HOWTO : The Linux Website Project)
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/w...ebsite_Project
(Quick HOWTO : Ch19 : Dynamic DNS)
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/w..._:_Dynamic_DNS
(Quick HOWTO : Ch20 : The Apache Web Server)
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/w...che_Web_Server
etc.

Please help. Which document will be appropriate for me to follow. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[redhead]

Let me get this strait, you want your apache test page to be visible from the outside, when someone enters http://your-chose.dyndns.org into their browser right ?
I'm assuming you know how to maintain the IP info on dynDNS, so it will allways have your appropriate IP info as your-chose.dyndns.org, else focus on the DDNS Client mentioned in Dynamic DNS

Once you get that sortet, it's a matter of focusing on Named Virtual Hosting in the The Apache Web server howto.

For a quick example, you can create a file in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ called your-chosen.dyndns.org which holds:
:

<VirtualHost *>
    ServerAdmin my-email@somewhere.org       
    DocumentRoot /var/www/my-dyndns
    ServerName your-chose.dyndns.org
    ServerAlias www.your-chose.dyndns.org
    ErrorDocument 404 /my-error-page.html
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/my-dyndns.org-error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/my-dyndns.org-access.log combined
    <Directory "/var/www/my-dyndns">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride None
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

And then link to it from /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ like so:

> ln -sf /etc/apache2/sites-available/your-chose.dyndns.org /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/your-chose.dyndns.org

Then restart apache, to see if it will be visible by http://your-chosen.dyndns.org. Given that you've created the /var/www/my-dyndns directory and has a valid index file there...

As for postfix, you need to configure it, so it will accept mails for the your-chosen.dyndns.org domain, so for that focus on the Postfix Virtual domain hosting documentation, and perhaps the Postfix on hosts without a real Internet hostname portion, else good luck and hopefully it will work out.