configuring apache with d link router dgl 4500

[xhacker24x]

how would i go about using DYNSNS after signing up?

 

[xhacker24x]

oh you meen rename the files im sharing?

 

[RhythmAce]

yup!

 

[xhacker24x]

ok let me try that
ok i renamed then try it now

 

[RhythmAce]

It works. I guess I was too impatient. It takes a while to load before it starts playing.

 

[xhacker24x]

awesome!
ok now do i need to have the dyndns updater running cuz it keeps giving me errors
or can i just take it off?
and if i do take it off, will i still be able to share files with my friends?
thanks?

 

[RhythmAce]

Leave the one on the router. Take the one off the computer. You should have no problem until your ip changes. Then nobody will be able to connect to your server until you update it on dyndns' servers. Like I said earlier though, it may be working, It just doesn't have anything to update so there is no reason to be connected.

 

[xhacker24x]

ok thank you very much for everything

 

[RhythmAce]

You're welcome. Enjoy!

 

[xhacker24x]

is it possible to have 2 computers on the same network both being used as servers?

 

[xhacker24x]

also i wanted to know if i put fames in my htdoc folder, is there a way my friends can just klik it and play them without having to download them?
thanks

 

[RhythmAce]

It doesn't make much sence having two apache web servers but yes you can do it. However, it can be done. Just have the apache on the second server Listen on a different port. Give the second server a static ip just like you did the first, 192.168.0.20 for example. Then tell the router to forward requests for the new port to the second server.

fames?

 

[RhythmAce]

Forgot the part about adding another name to your dyndns account. This time, you will need to give them the new port you want to use for the second server.

 

[xhacker24x]

also i wanted to know if i put games in my htdoc folder, is there a way my friends can just klik it and play them without having to download them?
thanks

 

[RhythmAce]

Yes but you will need to do it with scripts. You will notice that when you click on an mp3 file that it takes a long time to download. Then the player will play it. If you had a script serving the file. It would serve it as bit stream. The plug-in would buffer the data and start playing it even before it was finished downloading. Without anyway of doing this apache serves is as a regular file and your browser downloads it then it get played. The are programs out there many are free that will let you run an mp3 server, or a gaming server. The problem with that is you will need to install WAMP on your server because straight html won't be able to do anything like that. If you would like, I can point you to a few sites where you can check out some wamp packages.

 

[xhacker24x]

it sounds a bit complicated as you know how much help i needed to figure out apache and make work with my router but, yeah give me some sites to check out some WAMP packages.
also i wanted to ask you..i hear alot about windows linux. is it good for web servers or is it the same as hosting a web server with windows xp?
i have 4 computers hooked up in my room and some are running windows xp and some are running windows 2000 pro.
but, i was thinking maybe i can try linux on one of my computers. where would i get a copy or how much is it more or less?
thanks

 

[RhythmAce]

Linux is the platform of choice for most web servers. It is not vulnerable like Windows to every virus that comes around. If you have a few machines laying around, any one of them will be perfect for a learner. Check out this site:

http://fedoraproject.org.

Not only is is a full blown linux system, it has every type of server already installed like web, mail, ftp, ssh/telnet and more. It also comes with cgi/perl, php and mysql. There is no end to the packages that are included. It has an office suite, programming languages, graphics programs just to name a few. Did I mention that it won't cost you one thin dime? I think it used to come on 5 or 6 cd's but have started putting it on dvd discs now. What you do in download a disc image called an iso file and burn it to dvd or cd. The install pretty much works a lot like the windows install but may take longer depending on how many packages to choose to install. Well I'm getting way of topic here so I better go but there are a couple linux forums here where folks are happy to help noobs get off to a good start. Good luck.