I see why people consistently marvel at the lightning-fast responses from this
group! Many thanks to all who replied. I've acknowledged you below.
My question was how to determine the name of my network interface so that I
could specify it in ifconfig. I also wondered if anyone else had set up two
independent web sites with different http servers on the same Alpha.
The basic solution was to use netstat -i. This displays the interfaces. Common
interface names are ln# (DEC Lance interface) and tu# (DEC Tulip interface).
SLIP (sl#) and loopback (lo#) interfaces will also be displayed. There are two
other ways to get the answer:
- Display /etc/rc.config, where NETDEV_# is defined as ln# or tu#.
- Display /var/adm/messages, which contains many of the messages, including
configuration, that appear during boot.
My command turned out to be #ifconfig tu0 my.new.ip.address alias
As for setting up the additional Web site under a new http server, two of the
suggestions I recieved are below. The suggestions by some to run the second
server on a different port is contested in
http://www.thesphere.com/~dlp/TwoServers
which explains that the only way to make that work is to include the port
number in the URL, as DNS will not return port numbers with host lookup.
MULTIPLE SITE/ONE MACHINE SUGGESTIONS:
From: Steve McLaughlin (mclaughl_at_nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov)
I've setup a few of these. Here' the basics:
1) Have your DNS people add another ip and name to your harware address.
2) Setup the following /etc/rc.config entries:
NUM_NETCONFIG="2" /* default is one */
NETDEV_0="ln0" /* default */
NETDEV_1="ln0" /* add this one */
IFCONFIG_0="128.183.101.62 netmask 255.255.0.0" /* first ip */
IFCONFIG_1="128.183.101.63 netmask 255.255.0.0" /* virtual ip */
/* reboot and changes will configure */
3) Add the following to the ~httpd/httpd.conf:
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1 Optional> /* default */
DocumentRoot /ncf/bolero/pub/www
ServerName localhost.ncsa.uiuc.edu
ResourceConfig conf/localhost_srm.conf
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost 128.183.101.63 > /* virtual server */
DocumentRoot /ncf/bolero/pub/www
ServerName ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov
ResourceConfig conf/nasa_srm.conf /* note the different srm.conf */
</VirtualHost>
4) Setting DirectoryIndex
4a) in srm.conf: DirectoryIndex index.html
4a) in nasa_srm.conf: DirectoryIndex virtual.html
Steve Mclaughlin
mclaughl_at_nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
From: Peter Bivesand <PetBi_at_UNIT.LiU.SE>
I'm running that kind of setup without any problems, I even use different
http-servers on the same machine. Make sure you have configured your
ethernet-card with ifconfig and that the ip-number you use is registered
with a A-record in your DNS. It should look something like this:
bive.unit.liu.se. IN NS styra.lidac.liu.se.
www IN A 130.236.10.70
IN MX 5 mailgw.liu.se
IN HINFO ALHPA OSF1
This setup makes my machine (styra.lidac.liu.se) answer to requests to
www.bive.unit.liu.se.
Then you have to configure your www-server. I use Apache (www.apache.org),
Spinner (www.infovav.se) and Netscape Commerce Server (www.netscape.com).
The configuration differs a little from server to server, but it very well
documented in the packages. I recomend Apache, very fast, reliable and
easy to add different virtual servers.
This is basics of it. Read the documentation to the servers and you should
be up and running within the hour.
Good luck!
Thanks again to everyone who responded!!:
Anonymous <root_at_vepdl.vafb.af.mil>
Gernot M. Fuchs <gfuchs_at_golay.med.unc.edu>
R. Kevin Oberman (oberman_at_es.net)
Walt Melton (wmelton_at_iii.com)
Knut Helleboe (Knut.Hellebo_at_nho.hydro.com)
Yvon Lauriault <Yvon_at_InfoServ.nlc-bnc.ca>
Mark E. Glidden <glidden_at_harvard.edu>
Steve Weber <sweber_at_mr.picker.com>
Norbert Kasperczyk-Borgmann <nkb_at_informatik.fh-hamburg.de> |
Steve Mclaughlin <mclaughl_at_nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Peter Bivesand <PetBi_at_UNIT.LiU.SE>
************************** Original Message *************************
I want to use ifconfig alias to set up a second IP address for an Alpha 1000.
Having inherited this box with no training, I'm still learning such basics as
what devices are installed on it! So, my issue:
I don't know how to determine the name of my network interface in the ifconfig
command. An example pulled off the Web was #ifconfig alias le0. le0 is not a
valid interface in my case.
How can I determine the name?
Thanks - BTW, if anyone has some experience to share in the setting up of a
second Web site on one server (one Alpha, two http packages), please enlighten
me!
Received on Fri Jun 07 1996 - 20:14:35 NZST