apache2 woes

[tad1073]

Yeah, this could be your problem. I had the same issue with an old router.

Try this...Hook up to a different internet connection (like a friends). And then see if you can access the pages or SSH.

Some router's (like my old one) have a really weird DNS lookup thing that if you try to access a IP address that routes right back to itself (like this case). It won't let you access the external one from within the router. But you can use the LAN address. I know its a little weird and confusing, but it happened to me.

Basically try accessing your tdtconsulting.dyndns.org from outside your LAN. If you can you are good and just use your LAN address when you are connected to the network.

I know it works cause when I was using centOs everthing worked as intended. My router is a new router ie. 1 year old

How is your domain name forwarded to your IP? Is it dyndns? Are you using the client...?

Have you tried hitting your site with just your external IP?

I am using dyndns. I have disabled iptable rule for port 80 and managed to lock myself out from remoting to my server. I have been too lazy to cary a monitor, keyboard and mouse down to it to fix the rules.

[arrrghhh]

So have you verified that dyndns is getting updated correctly? You didn't say if it worked if you try & hit it with the external IP instead of the DNS-friendly name.

I'm not sure what you mean about disabling the iptable rule for port 80... Don't you just ssh in?

[tad1073]

So have you verified that dyndns is getting updated correctly? You didn't say if it worked if you try & hit it with the external IP instead of the DNS-friendly name.

I'm not sure what you mean about disabling the iptable rule for port 80... Don't you just ssh in?

I have tried it with my wan address but no dice.

I deleted the rule for port 80.

I do use ssh to access my server but I have locked myself out because I forgot to add a rule for ssh after doing iptables -P INPUT DROP

[HighCommander540]

I have tried it with my wan address but no dice.

I deleted the rule for port 80.

I do use ssh to access my server but I have locked myself out because I forgot to add a rule for ssh after doing iptables -P INPUT DROP

Looks like you are going to have to access it with a keyobard and monitor.

[tad1073]

Looks like you are going to have to access it with a keyobard and monitor.

actually all I had to do was reboot the machine

[HighCommander540]

actually all I had to do was reboot the machine

That's cool does everything work now?

[tad1073]

That's cool does everything work now?

I can ssh again if that is what you mean.

[tad1073]

new error after sorting things out

* Restarting web server apache2
apache2: apr_sockaddr_info_get() failed for tdtconslting.dyndns.org
apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

more help would be greatly appreciated

[tad1073]

got the above error squared away. now when I try to access my website it just times out.

[tad1073]

got everything working, turned out it was my router settings