Creating Sub-Domains

lharvey · 10-20-2009, 07:39 PM

OK Gang.

I should know how to do this but....

I want to create a sub domain. sub.mydomain.com I'm good on that part.

What I want it to do is actually be a redirect to my server at home vi IP address.

So I want to point sub.mydomain.com to poing to 111.111.11.110

In Plesk would I do the point in the DNS or point it on redirect during initial setup?

I've done it before but it has been years.

Thank you too much

L

**RobbieLePommie** · 10-21-2009, 04:49 AM

Don't create the sub-domain Plesk. All you need to do is add a record in the DNS table to point to your home IP address. You need an "A" record for this.

Nothing more required.

lharvey · 10-21-2009, 10:24 AM

Thanks Robbie that worked but I need to add the specific port to the ip address.

Naturally my jerkwater ISP is blocking 80 so I need to put it like 123.123.123.123:8080 and it doesn't fit.

Any idears?

**RobbieLePommie** · 10-22-2009, 06:09 AM

You can't do it without running a proxy service. THe port is controlled by the browser / user / application, you can't use DNS to assign a port.

You'd need to host a proxy app on the real IP address than pulls in the details from home: this is double bandwidth and inviting trouble.

Sorry.

lharvey · 10-22-2009, 08:12 AM

I called my ISP yesterday.

They wanted an additional $74 dollars a month for just a fixed IP address. That's just crazy.

Since they are the only game in town for broadband, they can hold you hostage like that. One of the drawbacks to being rural I guess.

I have a customer that says I can put the server at their location. They have 10 Mb connection and fixed IP.

I just wanted to have the box here so I can actually tinker on it without remoting in.

Thanks anyway

L

**RobbieLePommie** · 10-22-2009, 08:43 AM

$74 per month is insane. But, that's why they do it.

Shame you can't use the HN server for it? Anthing special you really need?

lharvey · 10-22-2009, 09:05 AM

No Robbie nothing special.

I have a box here that I have Ubuntu / Apache / Webmin on and I am just trying to learn how to do this stuff for myself

The Box is a P3.99 with 4Gb of RAM and I am just playing with it to see if it is true or not that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Surprisingly, I have been able to get the box to actually serve up a page from a Virtual Host within it but that's as far as I've gotten.

Next is FTP BindDNS, SQL, PHP and all that other stuff in no particular order. I reckon, at the speed I'm learning how to do this stuff I will have a real webserver in say...... 2028 give or take a few days. In other words just in time to replace the box with a new one.

I wouldn't dare mess with HN machines like this. They run nice, I know my way around what I need to do pretty much and if I break it I can't fix it. :-)

I'm new to Linux but this is not a Linux thing, it's all the other terms that I have to individually lookup and misunderstand.

I'd really like to get BindDNS running but man o man I haven't a clue on that.

L

**MikeMann** · 10-22-2009, 01:06 PM

What about using a service like DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.com/)??

lharvey · 10-22-2009, 05:56 PM

Yea I've done that Mike.

Still can't get past the blocked port 80 by my ISP (Bas****)

foo.mydomain.com:8080 works so that's how I know that the server is running.

:-) my brain is fried.

I'm gonna move the entire machine to a static IP tomorrow or Saturday and start on the next great adventure.

I've certainly learned a lot in the past several weeks but, don't worry HN, I won't be scalpin' any of your customers.

More to follow.

I may start a blog on this whole adventure if I can get past the blocked port.

Lee

**RobbieLePommie** · 10-23-2009, 06:28 AM

Just make sure the static IP means they open port 80! For $74 per month, I hope they also give you a personal fibre/fiber cable direct to your front door, but I doubt it. Otherwise check "business plans" - it may be cheaper to select a business plan (that comes with fixed IP) that to use a personal plan and get IP bolted on.

Also check bandwidth - someone may do something nasty to your server and you don't want to end up with "overage charges".

I've got two servers here, but they're locked from outside. Servers are work are accessible externally, but I've got them on a plan that's 6 times the regular bandwidth and on their own dedicated conection so it doesn't interfere with regular traffic.