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httpd won't start

Greg Webster
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 03:40:07 -0700

I've got the following problems running Redhat 5.1 and Apache webserver. I
have a suspicion they are related, but hopefully you folks can help. I'm a
Linux newbie, be kind with your descriptions.

1) On startup, I get the following message (and it appears Apache webserver
does not start):
httpd: cannot determine local host name
Use ServerName to set it manually

2) I write Perl CGI scripts, since it appear that the webserver does not
start, "localhost" does not work when running Netscape under Xwindows, and
therefore I can't test the scripts. If I run the scripts directly (ie.
/home/httpd/cgi-bin/test.cgi), the script runs but does not return anything
back to the browser. The script works fine on other systems, so it should
work here.
Perl scripts run from the command line (# perl test.cgi) work perfectly.

3) My host file says:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.psychobaby.com
Is this right?(psychobaby is just what I've been calling the network
that does not yet exist)

4) I can't seem to dial up. I'm lost on this one, I don't have a clue what
I'm doing. How can I get Minicom to allow me to enter "ATZ" to test the modem?

5) (and the hard one) I want to set this up so my Win95 computer and my
linux computer can both get on the net via a single phone line using IP
masquerading. I have two NE2000T ethernet cards, the Win95 machine picked
it up immediately, and as far as I've been able to determine, the "lance"
driver included in Redhat should work for the Linux machine. I'm not sure
how to set this up (yes, I've read HOWTOs and FAQs, enough that my eyes
start to water, I still have no idea). I can't get the network up because
of the driver (at startup it says "Delaying eth0 initialization or
something similar), and also can't dial up, and also don't know how to set
up IP Masquerading. So I'm triply unsure of how to proceed. Help on this
would be appreciated, but the other problems listed above are more vital.

I really need to get the Perl CGI and webserver stuff completed because I
have some Perl coding I must do, and I need this machine for testing. If
you could help on that I'd appreciate it, and the IP Masquerading etc.
could wait.

Thanks,

Greg webster

Eng: Your fly is open.
Latin: Braccae tuae aperiuntur.