Problem with Hostname changing to IP Address

I have a web page running on a big unix server. My problem is,
everytime I go to the web page the domain name of the server changes
to the ip address.

You can see for yourself...

http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook
changes to
http://128.187.89.84/textbook/

if you type in http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook/ (with that last slash),
it will stay as what it should be.

I've asked the network administrator why it does that, and he can't
figure it out... How do I fix this problem?

If you need to know more about the server let me know... and tell me
what commands to type... I'm not super familiar with linux/unix but I
know enough to be dangerous...

Thanks!
--
Nathan

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (Nathan Given) wrote:

> I have a web page running on a big unix server. My problem is,
> everytime I go to the web page the domain name of the server changes
> to the ip address.
>
> You can see for yourself...
>
> http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook
> changes to
> http://128.187.89.84/textbook/
>
> if you type in http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook/ (with that last slash),
> it will stay as what it should be.
>
> I've asked the network administrator why it does that, and he can't
> figure it out... How do I fix this problem?
>
> If you need to know more about the server let me know... and tell me
> what commands to type... I'm not super familiar with linux/unix but I
> know enough to be dangerous...
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Nathan

A quick possible solution: If you're using Apache, check the ServerName set
in httpd.conf.


- Doug

Nathan Given wrote:
> I have a web page running on a big unix server. My problem is,
> everytime I go to the web page the domain name of the server changes
> to the ip address.
>
> You can see for yourself...
>
> http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook
> changes to
> http://128.187.89.84/textbook/


Dear Nathan,
do you use apache? edit your httpd.conf and change the line
ServerName 128.187.89.84 or if it's still a comment (#)
into this:
ServerName ebiz.byu.edu :-)
Restart your apache webserver and that's it.
Cheers,
Monzai

Webmasters, admins and network managers only :-) :
http://www.monzai.com/ You'll love it!

When you do not finish a line with a slash "/", Apache
redirects client to ServerName plus URL plus a slash.

Check Servername settings as others said and tell your sysadmin
to read more about Apache and its config ;-)

Ciao

---------------------------------------------------------------
Maxime Ducharme
Administrateur reseau, Programmeur


"Nathan Given" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I have a web page running on a big unix server. My problem is,
> everytime I go to the web page the domain name of the server changes
> to the ip address.
>
> You can see for yourself...
>
> http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook
> changes to
> http://128.187.89.84/textbook/
>
> if you type in http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook/ (with that last slash),
> it will stay as what it should be.
>
> I've asked the network administrator why it does that, and he can't
> figure it out... How do I fix this problem?
>
> If you need to know more about the server let me know... and tell me
> what commands to type... I'm not super familiar with linux/unix but I
> know enough to be dangerous...
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Nathan

The sysadmin is also my superior... so I just want to get this
straight before I go prancing into his office...

It is running apache ( you can go to http://ebiz.byu.edu directly to
see this). What should the ServerName setting be?

Thanks!
--
Nathan


(E-Mail Removed) (Nathan Given) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I have a web page running on a big unix server. My problem is,
> everytime I go to the web page the domain name of the server changes
> to the ip address.
>
> You can see for yourself...
>
> http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook
> changes to
> http://128.187.89.84/textbook/
>
> if you type in http://ebiz.byu.edu/textbook/ (with that last slash),
> it will stay as what it should be.
>
> I've asked the network administrator why it does that, and he can't
> figure it out... How do I fix this problem?
>
> If you need to know more about the server let me know... and tell me
> what commands to type... I'm not super familiar with linux/unix but I
> know enough to be dangerous...
>
> Thanks!

Nathan Given wrote:
> The sysadmin is also my superior... so I just want to get this
> straight before I go prancing into his office...

As long as he is human .... ;-)

> It is running apache ( you can go to http://ebiz.byu.edu directly to
> see this). What should the ServerName setting be?

ServerName ebiz.byu.edu

;-) Cheers,
Monzai

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Monzai <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Nathan Given wrote:
> > The sysadmin is also my superior... so I just want to get this
> > straight before I go prancing into his office...
>
> As long as he is human .... ;-)
>
> > It is running apache ( you can go to http://ebiz.byu.edu directly to
> > see this). What should the ServerName setting be?
>
> ServerName ebiz.byu.edu
>
> ;-) Cheers,
> Monzai
>

One other thing to keep in mind. If Apache's running name based virtual
hosts, the ServerName is set within each VirtualHost section, e.g:

NameVirtualHost:128.187.89.84:80

#### intervening config stuff ###

<VirtualHost:128.187.89.84:80>
ServerName ebiz.byu.edu
DocumentRoot /home/for/ezbiz
</VirtualHost>

That should keep the sysadmin happy and possibly convince him you know what
you're talking about. It's all in the manual.


- Doug