Topic: VirtualHost and multi homed NIC

[DoctorEd]

I have two sites I want to serve on the same Apache 2.2 server using the VirtualHost directive. After a lot of RTFM and tinkering only one site will respond. The other site isn't even listening on the designated IP address.

The NIC on this server has two static IP's configured:
75.145.17.219
75.145.17.221

httpd.conf snippet:

Listen 80

NameVirtualHost 75.145.17.219:80
<VirtualHost 75.145.17.219:80>
ServerName www.AlisaWeir.com
ServerAdmin Ed.Weir@Weir-Inc.com
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/AlisaWeir.com"
CustomLog "logs/AlisaWeir.log" combinedio
</VirtualHost>

NameVirtualHost 75.145.17.221:80
<VirtualHost 75.145.17.221:80>
ServerName www.Weir-Inc.com
ServerAdmin Ed.Weir@Weir-Inc.com
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/Weir-Inc.com"
CustomLog "logs/Weir-Inc.log" combinedio
</VirtualHost>

The only host responding is the one at 75.145.17.221:80; the log file is written to just fine. The other host produces NO log content at all.

error.log:
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:31 2010] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Win32) PHP/5.3.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:31 2010] [notice] Server built: Sep 28 2009 22:41:08
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:31 2010] [notice] Parent: Created child process 3048
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:31 2010] [debug] mpm_winnt.c(487): Parent: Sent the scoreboard to the child
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [notice] Child 3048: Child process is running
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [debug] mpm_winnt.c(408): Child 3048: Retrieved our scoreboard from the parent.
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [info] Parent: Duplicating socket 328 and sending it to child process 3048
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [debug] mpm_winnt.c(605): Parent: Sent 1 listeners to child 3048
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [debug] mpm_winnt.c(564): Child 3048: retrieved 1 listeners from parent
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [notice] Child 3048: Acquired the start mutex.
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [notice] Child 3048: Starting 64 worker threads.
[Sat Aug 28 16:25:32 2010] [notice] Child 3048: Starting thread to listen on port 80.

Note that this is after some tinkering with the VHost configurations for awhile. At one time I used two Listen directives for the two NIC addresses:80 with the same results: only one host responding.

Is Apache 2.2 capable of multihoming on Windows?
(Windows 2008 SBS)

TIA,
- Ed.

[James Blond]

At least from my computer on 75.145.17.219 the port 80 is not open in the firewall.

[PipoDeClown]

better examine the docs again http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/
you need ip based host http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/ip-based.html,
remove the NameVirtualHost thing
add some listen directives http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#listen

btw did you expose this server directly to the internet without firewall or router?

[DoctorEd]

Silly me... After reading your replies, I reviewed the firewall settings; without making any changes to the httpd.conf file, I simply opened port 80 on 219... and... bingo

sigh must've been sleepy... LOL

Thanks you guys!
- Ed.