RE: [cobalt-users] XTR extreme newbie - first time setup help needed

[Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No guarantees that the answers are correct, but here goes:

> I had two DSL lines installed at my work (Church):
>    1 for shared access  (5 static IP's)
>    1 for the Web/Email server (RaQ XTR) 32 static IP's
>
> On my "fat" DSL line, I was told I have the following:
>    x.y.z.129~157 usable
>    x.y.z.158 "Router LAN Interface Address"
>    Mask 255.255.255.224 (CIDR /27)
>
>    Router Default Gateway = x.a.b.17
>    Router WAN Interface  = x.a.b.18
>    Mask 255.255.255.252  (CIDR /30)
>
>    DNS (for Resolution only)
>    Primary = f.g.h.8
>    Secondary = f.g.h.7
>
> QUESTIONS-
> Do I need a router in front of my XTR?

Yes... the one they gave you. Another one, that you buy? No.

> Where in the world does my XTR's IP address / Mask go?

Don't know the control panel, but somewhere in there it asks for the
specific networking information of your RAQ. It also asks for this
information on first-time setup, if other equipment is an indication.
General Settings, or something like that.

> Will my XTR's "Default Gateway" be my  x.a.b.17 or .18? (or neither?)

I would think x.y.z.158. The default must be on your same network so you
can reach it, and 158 is the "LAN Interface" for the router. So for your
RaQ, 158 is your gateway. x.a.b.17 is *the router's* gateway.

> What will my XTR's Primary/Secondary "DNS Server Address" be?
> (these are in my "General Settings")

f.g.h.8
f.g.h.7

These are the DNS servers that your RaQ will ask when it doesn't know a
domain. That's why they said "For Resolution Only" which doesn't include
the DNS of your hosted domains.

> Of what use is the second NIC for?  Would it be safe to connect that
> to my LAN on the other DSL line? (which DOES have a NAT router between
> WAN and LAN)

Safe, yes. Useful, maybe. I'd leave it alone for a little while and read
some more before you try to use two outgoing routes overall.

> If I host multiple sites (duh), and want them to use different IP
> addresses (though I know they do not need to), how does that happen if
> my XTR only has 2 built-in NIC's?

A single NIC can listen to many IP addresses.

> And now for the dumbest question of all... I can't find (with my FTP
> program) the HTML file for the root level web page... the one that
> reads:
> "Welcome to the Cobalt RaQ XTR
>  This page is a place holder for the home page of your own web site."
>
> Cobalt's documentation assumes every buyer knows all this stuff.  They
> do have good doc's, but I'm such a newbie at this I need more help.

I think... /home/sites/home. Look around. Read the httpd.conf in

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

for more enlightenment on file locations.

Good luck, and I hope the answers are correct.

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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>