Configuring Network Settings

You can change your server's network settings by using the Server Preferences page. Following is a brief introduction to each setting and instructions to modify your network settings.

Changing the Server Name

The server name is the full hostname for your server. When clients access your server, they use this name. The format for the server name is servername.yourdomain.domain.

For example, if your full domain name is novell.com, you could install a server with the name www.novell.com.

If you have set up a DNS alias for your server, use that alias.

Changing the Server Port Number

The server port number specifies the TCP port that the server listens to. The port number you choose can affect your users. If you use a nonstandard port, then anyone accessing your server must specify a server name and port number in the URL. For example, if you use port 8090, users wanting to access your server from their Web browsers would specify the following:

http://www.novell.com:8090

The standard unsecure Web server port number is 80; the standard secure Web server port number is 443. Technically, the port number can be any port from 80 to 65535, but because many other services are using other ports, you should carefully choose your ports.

IMPORTANT:  Before changing the Web server's port number, refer to Port Number Assignments.

Changing the Server Binding Address

At times you'll want the server to answer to two URLs. Your system must already be set up to listen to multiple IP addresses. For information on configuring multiple IP addresses, refer to Setting Up Hardware Virtual Servers.

Changing the Server's MTA Host

The server's Message Transfer Agent (MTA) host is the name of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail server. See the following section, Modifying Network Settings, for instructions on where to modify your server's MTA host.

Modifying Network Settings

1. From the Web Manager home page, click Enterprise Web Server servername > Server Preferences > Network Settings.

2. In the Server Name field, enter the full hostname or DNS alias of your server.

3. In the Server Port field, enter the port number of your server.

4. In the Bind to Address field, enter the IP address that is associated with the specified hostname.

5. In the MTA Host field, enter the name of your SMTP mail server.

   You must enter a valid MTA if you want to use the agent e-mail function.

6. Click OK > Save and Apply.