[Cialug] Re: web server on a cable modem

[markw <markw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do something like those guys said, domains are like 10-15 a year, one 
thing you don't want to do is point the root servers at your cablemodem.
Find a registrar that will do dns for you.

Eric Hagglund wrote:

> Does anyone know if it is possible to bind the ip
> address given to me by my ISP  to a domain that I have
> purchased?  If not, what are my options? I have been
> trying off and on for a couple of weeks to work my way
> through the Apache and BIND documentation while making
> random changes to my existing configuration (one web
> server, one cable modem, one router), but playing
> around is not working! :o 
> 
> I've been able to set up Apache 1.3 to serve the
> computer name I was given but would like to get this
> to resolve out in internet-land to the domain that I
> promised my writer's group would soon be up..I thought
> virtual hosting might be the way to go, but can't seem
> to get this to work. I'm either getting hung up trying
> to figure out which combination of external and local
> ip addresses it wants or it won't work because it
> needs something I'm too clueless to give (which is
> probably a peculiarly sad but true mirror of much of
> my adult life :).
> Can anyone help me to keep this promise or shine the
> light of common sense on this dilemma?
> 
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