Iptables problem with allowing http

[Claude Jones]

Mark Weaver wrote:
> Claude Jones wrote:
>> If I put http://localhost in my browser, my lone webpage pops up. It 
>> wouldn't do this if httpd weren't running, no?
>>
> 
> that is correct. check in your httpd.conf file to see what IP address 
> Apache is listening on.
> 
> on my web server this part of my config appears thusly (line 132-133):
> 
>     #Listen 12.34.56.78:80
>         Listen 80
> 
> I've got a static external IP address and the web server sits behind a 
> firewall/gateway machine so all my virtualhost containers appear like this:
> 
>     <VirtualHost 192.168.0.4:80>
>     ...
>     </VirtualHost>
> 
> If you're not using VirtualHost containers then your Directory 
> containers would appear something like this:
> 
>     <Directory "/var/www/html/some_directory_name">
>        AllowOverride All
>        Options ExecCGI # if you intend to use PERL scripts
>        Order allow,deny
>        Allow from all
>     </Directory>
> 
> Still not able to get to your web host using the IP address? The next 
> place I'd look is your host file: /etc/hosts
> 
> You've probably already, or should have, this entry in there:
> 
> # standard localhost entry
> 127.0.0.1    localhost.localdomain    localhost.localdomain
> # try placing this entry in the hosts file as well
> # the entry should be your external IP address or the IP address
> # you've assigned to your machine with the web service running on it
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx    hostname    hostname_alias
> # EXAMPLE:
> # 192.168.0.10    myhostname    myhost
> # OR
> # 56.236.211.100    claudehome.net    claudehome.net
> 

Thanks, Mark, and thanks to Yang for his previous suggestion. I am at 
work, now, so I'll have to try these suggestions when I get home tonight.
-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA