Webserver help needed badly...

[vbp6us]

I just installed Suse 8.0 on my AMD K6-400mhz 256MB RAM 15gb hd machine. I was wondering what it takes for me to host and put stuff on it for people to download?


1. What can i do w/ a webserver?
-Host images?
-Host webpages?
-Host forums?
-Host game servers(ex. Counter-strike)?

2. I have a dynamic ip...is that ok?
-It changes like 1 a week or 1 every 2 weeks i think.


3. What software do i need to put my box on the web as a server?


4. How do i install the software?
-Does it come w/ Suse 8.0?

I have more questions but can't think of them right now. :confused:

[ineedit]

Most of the things you asked can be accomplished with a web server. The software I use is apache. It comes with most all the linux distros. Check your documention to see if it was included. It not you and download it from apache.org (http://apache.org) . If you want to build and host your own web page checkout some of the web portals. I use phpnuke (http://phpnuke.org) but there are several more around. To use most of them you will also need php (http://www.php.net) and mysql (http://www.mysql.com). These too are included in most linux distros. As for your dynamic ip. I have the same problem and signed up for a free service called Dynu (http://www.dynu.com). Their software tracks your ip and routes your traffic to your page. I have hosted my own site for about a year and it's a lot of fun.

[Toky]

well if your system is constantly "on" the IP shouldnt change, the lease should get re-newd when it expires...

i'm not a Guru...yet, but i'm prety sure that the IP can't change while the system its on, unles you disable the connection and re-eneable it (during this proces the system will make a dhcp request) and then it'll get the new IP and bind to it. if the ip is changed from the source (dhcp server) the system is not going to be "binded" to that adress and it would still try to use the old IP...