Apache: Connection refused on localhost and from network

[geta]

Hello!

I've installed (emerged) the latest Apache release on my Gentoo PC. I'm having problems connecting to the webserver. This is my situation:
- Apache is up and running (checked witch "ps -aux")
- No error messages in error log file
- No firewall installed on Linux (neither iptables nor ipchains)
- I can't connect to the server locally nor from other PCs on the network.

I suppose the problem is TCP related. I've checked with ethereal and Linux replies with a "Zero Window TCP-Packet" to any SYN Packets sent to port 80 on my machine.
In those Zero Window Packets the flags ACK and RST are set.

Could anyone maybe give me a hint what the problem is? I've included the apache errorlog and the apache.conf file:

apache error log:

[snkmoorthy]

do you local started?, do you have the machine name set to localhost or something else? the 127.0.0.1 thinge.

[geta]

the loopback device is started and running.
/etc/hostname is set to "localhost" and /etc/hosts has got the entry "127.0.0.1 localhost"

what do you mean by:

[snkmoorthy]

still getting english lessons - the question should have read "do you have local started" - the lo interface - looks like you have. so a quick run of nmap will tell you if port 80 is open.

I'm pretty sure it is your httpd.conf that is to blame. does it matter that you have commented out the ServerName localhost line in the config?

[geta]

thanks for helping. i have found out what the problem was:

in apache.conf i had misconfigured something:

instead of