[HLUG] Test web server

[paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net]

Hi,

> The only problem now is DNS.  Bind DNS is installed on the server and as
> I add virtual hosts in Webmin they are added to Bind DNS.  However even
> if I manually add the IP address of the server as a DNS server in the
> TCP/IP properties on the PC (Windows) along with the router IP address,
> it cannot resolve the sites on the server.
>
> The only way I can access the sites on the server is to manually add
> them to the HOSTS file on the PC.
>
> Any ideas how to make this work?

If you goto a dos prompt on the windows box (start, run, cmd) and type
'nslookup', what does it say for the server?

You should also check that you can 'ping' your name server from your
windows box.

Paul