Re: apache on sid, doesn't work without http:// ?
Hi Nate,
Thanks for all your help.
The apache server was running on port 81.
I switched it to port 80 and all is good again.
Cheers,
Mike
> Quoting nate <debian-user@aphroland.org>:
>
> > <quote who="Mike Egglestone">
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have my apache setup and working.
> > > When I access the web server from my private lan via
> > > http://www.mydomain.com everything is OK.
> > > but when I access via
> > > www.mydomain.com
> > > My browser can't find the host name.
> > > Is this an apache issue or perhaps a dns thing?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > usually this is a browser issue. is the name actually
> > www.something.EXT ? (does it start with www or something else?)
> >
> > if you have a hostname that matches that of a protocol, like
> > ftp, most browsers i have seen automatically try to switch to
> > that protocol unless you specifically tell it to go to the
> > site via another protocol. i have a server named gopher.mydomain.com
> > at my company(of course their domain is not mydomain.com) and
> > browsers switch to the gopher protocol, for that specific server
> > i have to type in http://gopher.mydomain.com or
> https://gopher.mydomain.com
> >
> >
> > most likely it is not a DNS issue as if you specify http:// it
> > works, that means host resolution should be fine, most likely the
> > browser is just confused and is trying to use the wrong protocol, by
> > connecting to the wrong port. apache should have nothing to do
> > with this.
> >
> > to be sure, you can always telnet to your server on port 80 and
> > issue a GET / request, which should spit out a bunch of stuff and
> > disconnect you, that can help in determining if the webserver is
> > responding from remote.
> >
> > nate
> >
> >
> >
> >
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