* Ralph Boland <rpboland [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> [070510 12:51]: > How do I find out what my server name or ip address is? These command show the IP address: # ifconfig # ip addr The name is reported by # hostname > I assume that this is the ip address I loaded into my router and > that I can get it from there. Am I right? That's not always true. What you know yourself by and what others know you as don't always have to match. > Is my server name there too? It can be. Try to resolve your IP: # host <your IP here> This will do a reverse lookup via your DNS. > What are my choices for port number? Anything over 1024 is fair game for any non-root process. Things in the 60000 range have some special uses, like NAT. Under 1024 are privileged ports. See /etc/services for what is already taken. -Bart -- WebSig: http://www.jukie.net/~bart/sig/