[Xitami] Xitami Setup

[Dale Unroe]

Lets get on some basic terms as a foundation to build the solution upon.

1.  Private IP address (only works internally/LAN) vs. Public IP address
(searchable/findable across the internet/WAN) 
2.  Dynamically assigned IP addressing (changes from time to time) vs.
Static IP addressing (the same day in day out) (see your ISP's offering
details if you don't already know.
3.  The 169.254.x.x is one of the reserved IP addressing ranges for
internal/private only usage.  It is a Class C address with the subnet mask
255.255.255.0
4.  If you are clueless about terminology do some research beyond this list
including googling and surfing Wikipedia
5.  IP addressing as a subject is a two edged subject in that it is
fundamentally simple but the details of subnetting are one of the most
dreaded subjects by teachers when instructing on networking.  Fortunately
for your sake subnetting most likely will not come into play for a single
home network.
6.  Once you understand the basics of IP addressing for your situation then
you must move on to understand putting that IP address into a publicly
reachable index that points to your machine.  This index is called a DNS
server.  DNS servers can be specifically internal so not any DNS server will
work.  You need to have a properly configured DNS server with all the right
records, forwarders, and web listeners for things to work.  Usually the
simple need is met not by doing this on your own but by having a third party
provide DNS provisioning for you.  DYNDNS.org and TZO.com are a couple of
many such business that can do this.  Your own ISP may do this and it may or
may not be for additional costs (check before you have this service
initiated).
7.  If this is getting too difficult for you, contact a local network savvy
person for hire to get this set up for you.  I bet for $50 someone would be
willing to do this.

I am glad to provide this help to someone willing to be ambitious and take
on a nice technical challenge such as yours.

Good luck,

Dale Unroe
Microsoft Certified Professional

-----Original Message-----
From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
[mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Johannes Prost
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:06 AM
To: Xitami Users General Discussion
Subject: RE: [Xitami] Xitami Setup

ipconfig is a tool to show your ip# of your computer build in network card.
That has nothing to do with your public ip.
A bit more detailed info about your setup would help to make more clear
answers.
1. are you using a router ?
2. is your machine directly connected to the ADSL ( Iam assuming you have
this kind of connection) 

The more detail we get, the easier it is to find the problem.

Johannes

> The desired ports are open, but the IP shown by ShieldsUp! Is totally
> different than the IP as reported by ipconfig.  It appears to be the IP of
> my ISP?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Francis Turner [mailto:francis.turner at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:42 AM
> To: Xitami Users General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Xitami] Xitami Setup
> 
> 
> You ought to be able to check whether it is possible to see if your ISP is
> blocking ports or similar by using the GRC shields up test -
> https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll
> 
> On 1/11/06, Icosahedron <icosahedron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's possible that your ISP has a NAT installed, meaning that you 
> > can't host things like web servers on a PC in your home.  It's not 
> > uncommon.
> >
> > I'd look for a cheap hosting plan.  There are plenty available that 
> > will host your website.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > On 1/10/06, kharzham at earthlink.net <kharzham at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > Xitami is the first web server I have ever tried to run.  I have 
> > > just gotten a domain name through DNSexit, and want to run a small 
> > > family web site.  I am using my home computer via an ADSL line.  I 
> > > have set up Xitami, and installed 3Dwatch to update my IP.  
> > > Everything works fine on yje localhost, or if I access my domain 
> > > from my computer (www.hopkinsfamily.com), but no one can access it 
> > > from another computer.  I also can not access it via my computer at 
> > > work.  I believe I have opened the proper ports in my firewall.  Can 
> > > anyone suggest a way to test my setup?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dwayne
> > >
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