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| 188521 | 2003-11-01 23:56:00 | Hi, I've setup a RedHat Server to test websites etc on before going live & everything is working as it should except for connecting to my websites from my windows machines. Samba is working well along with file & printer sharing both ways but I can't connect to the websites on the linux box from windows XP unless connected to the net. I can't connect over the lan, I have to connect to the net & straightaway I'm into the websites on the Server. The only other options I can find in IE6 is a direct connection by serial or parallel, which doesn't work anyway. Anyone know what I have done wrong? I'd really appreciate some help as it defeats the purpose of the whole thing if I've got to be connected to the net all the time, probably a setting in the IE connections but i can't seem to work it out. Thanks a lot. |
45South (4769) | ||
| 188522 | 2003-11-02 00:09:00 | Have you tried getting to the website on your server with your server's IP address &/or server name???? (that should work in IE)(I do not think that IE likes "localhost" Please correct me if I am wrong) |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 188523 | 2003-11-02 00:25:00 | Thanks stu, sorry I should have said I was trying to connect using IP address & box name with no luck. But I've solved it now, all I had to do was change a setting in dialup properties from "Always dial default" to "Dial whenever a network connection is not available" Works fine now Thanks |
45South (4769) | ||
| 188524 | 2003-11-02 00:32:00 | What you need is a routing for the local network, so that a host doesn't doesn't use the modem as its gateway. Try the route command to see the routes known at the moment. route --help should give you the command you need to enter. Have a look at the HOWTOs ... they explain it all very well. :D (It will be something like "route -add net 192.168 gw eth0", but of course it has to be exact, so check the ) There will be an entry for the default " *" which makes any IPs to go through the modem. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 188525 | 2003-11-02 05:03:00 | Thanks Graham, all sorted now. | 45South (4769) | ||
| 188526 | 2003-11-02 10:53:00 | In IE, set it to connect only if no LAN connection is present. Click Tools Internet Options Click on the connections tab. |
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