IP Issues

I'm a newb to the web server scene, and everything is going great
through out all my testing, and playing. But I have one small problem.
Is there any way to get it so that when people type in my internet
domain name (Ex: www.example.com), and it transfers to the web server
running on my computer, it will show my domain name as the address,
and not my server ip? I've searched through all kinds of forums about
masking and redirects (didn't help to much), and searched through the
apache manual (talked about proxys and other complicated stuff),
nither gave any sort of instructions. If anyone cold help a newb out a
little, it would be greatly appriciated.

Also, I noticed that the apache manual gives examples and definitions
on anything you can think of, but is there any place where I can go
and read some specific instructions? That way I can mess around with
stuff (I learn better messing with things).

Thanks again.

so you what you want is:
If some type's www.sommtinh.com it wil go to your computer?
If so goto www.no-ip.org and download the client and install
it(instruction are on the site)
open you apache config file and look for:
ServerName 127.0.0.1:80 and chage it to:
ServerName somting.no-ip.org:80(chage the somting with your no-ip
achount)
restart apache and your set.

All I have to say is, YOU ARE A GOD!!! Thank you so much for your
help. I will pass this wisdom on to others, even though I feel I am
not worthy of such information. Thanks again.

hehe no problem ;)
It was mij pleasur :p

If you want an actual domain name of your own rather than
"something.no-ip.org": I like http://www.zoneedit.com/doc/dynamic.html
better. It's free for the 1st 5 domains, free webforwards, mailforwards,
unlimited a-records. Though I did buy a shareware program that updates the
DNS: http://www.directupdate.net/ <-- worth it for $15 bucks.

Rach


"jorge" <jorge@jorge.be> wrote in message
news:734d12db.0307120412.61e65e7a@posting.google.c om...
> so you what you want is:
> If some type's www.sommtinh.com it wil go to your computer?
> If so goto www.no-ip.org and download the client and install
> it(instruction are on the site)
> open you apache config file and look for:
> ServerName 127.0.0.1:80 and chage it to:
> ServerName somting.no-ip.org:80(chage the somting with your no-ip
> achount)
> restart apache and your set.

Ok. Quick question. The company I registered my domain name with
allows me to create my own name serve by typing in a name server host
name, and name server host IP. If I were to create my own name server,
what would I put for the server name, and would I just enter my own
IP? BTW, I've had a cable connection for 2yrs now and my IP has not
changed once, so I don't think dynamic applies to me.