Re: Setting Tomcat for the Internet

[Joel Cochran <jrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Chad,

If you want to get to your 400 from the Internet, you will need several
things:

1) A domain name.  You will need to purchase one if you have not already
done so.

2) DNS: Domain Name Servers are the lifeblood of the Internet.  You will
most likely want to use your ISPs DNS servers, which means you will need
them to tell you what entries to make for your domain name.  DNS is what
resolves "mydomain.net" to your IP address, which is next...

3) You need an external IP address.  This can either be on your 400 or
on your network firewall (which then points internally to your 400).  In
order for either of these to work you need a constant Internet
connection, such as DSL or T-1.

And just for clarity, none of these requirements is Tomcat or AS/400
specific.  This is essentially "how-the-Internet-works" 101.  If you get
these things set up, then it sounds like you probably have the rest of
your HTTP server on the 400 ready to go.

HTH,

Joel
http://www.rpgnext.com


On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 17:45, cornelius, chad wrote:
> I have never setup a webserver for the internet but will need to very
> quickly.  I have Tomcat 5.0 setup on the ISeries as a stand-alone.  Does
> anyone know the process of configuring Tomcat so that it can be accessed via
> the web?  I normally use it in house such as
> http://hostname:8080/app/test.jsp <http://hostname:8080/app/test.jsp> .
> However, I do not know the process of setting it up so that you can access
> it from www.domainname.net <http://www.domainname.net/> .  Any ideas or
> suggestions?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chad
> 
>  
> 
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