Like my friend Don Druce, I am trying to setup an authentication server. I can reach the server from my LAN on a NATted private address, <a href="http://192.168.1.100">192.168.1.100</a>. My public IP address is currently <a href="http://70.55.100.65">
70.55.100.65</a>, and I have a <a href="http://no-ip.com">no-ip.com</a> URL of <a href="http://jeffnet.zapto.org">jeffnet.zapto.org</a>. I can ping and tracert to that URL from my LAN.<br><br>The auth server is installed on an Ubuntu Server machine whose name is "jeffserver".
<br><br>I get stuck in the install script, just as Don describes in Ticket 356:<br><br>"I have created several Captive Auth Servers. Each an every time, I have
problems in understanding and configuring the Host setting when I get
to the <span class="searchword0">Database</span> <span class="searchword1">access</span> <span class="searchword2">configuration</span> screen.
<a class="ext-link" href="http://your-domain.com/install.php"><span class="icon">in the installation process </span></a><p>
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The default is "localhost" I have tried changing it, and I can not get to the <span class="searchword0">Database</span> connection screen unless I leave the default "localhost" in the Host box."
</p>Benoit closed the ticket, saying:<br><br>"None of those are bugs. Providing a hostname that does not resolve
anywhere will not work, and there is nothing we can do about it. Same
with a user that fails authentication for any reason. In both case the
underlying problem (which we cannot detect) must be fixed."<br><br>So, how do I get my auth server online? Is this a problem with port forwarding on my LAN router? Or is it a problem with the wifidog configuration file?
<br><br>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br>-- <br>- Jeff