Re: Introduction and first questions

["Pete Shew" <pete@xxxxxxxx>]

Welcome,
your web server problem could be solved by running a proxy on your public
web server, redirecting requests according to the header. It would sit on
port 80 on your web server and direct the traffic to either another port on
your web server (where your real web is found) or to your HA server.

These usually distinguish by host name, so you would need a separate DNS
(or dynamic DNS) entry for your HA system.

If you are a) stuck and b) running Windows, I knocked up a simple one of
these to permit multiple web sites on Personal Web Server which might do
the trick

Pete

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On 25/02/2004 at 15:21 Steve Elsbury wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>Just joined the group, so thought I'd introduce myself and fire off a
quick
>question.
>
>My name is Steve and I am an HA addict :-)
>
>I use X10 throughout my house, controlled by a Homevision unit. I have
a
PC
>constantly connected to it so I can use the built in web-server to
control
>the HV from any PC in the house. The PC uses wifi to connect to my main
>network.
>
>Now my problem is that I run a public facing web-server, but only have
a
>cheap hardware firewall, which is capable of routing port 80 traffic to
one
>machine only (i.e. no clever stuff with http headers, etc.). So on my
>internal network, I can browse to the machine name of the HV PC and the
web
>works fine, but I have no way of getting to those web pages from the
>internet - i.e. when I am not at home - as all the internet can 'see'
is
my
>public facing web server.
>
>Does anyone know of a way I can achieve this without buying a more
>expensive
>firewall?
>
>Second question: I am planning a full home automation system for my
next
>home, and am trying to find motorised radiator valves so I can have my
HV
>control individual rooms. The only motorised valves I can find are
heating
>zone valves, and are far to big to be fitted in each room. I realise I
>could
>put them under the floorboards, but the next house may not have an
under
>floor gap and I want to keep my options open.
>
>Final question: I want to interface my security system to the HV, and
am
>looking to find one which has a serial interface using standard
protocols
-
>i.e. not using hardware flow control lines, etc. Know ye of such a
beast?
>Note: I want to avoid X10 based security solutions, as power line
>collisions
>can cause significant events to be lost. What I'm actually trying to
>achieve
>here is to be able to hit my goodnight button on my remote, and have
the
HV
>arm the alarm in certain zones only. Hitting a going out button would
arm
>all zones, and the HV could monitor for alarm trigger events and send
>emails/sms/voice calls, etc. The HV could also maintain a central log
of
>alarm events, which I could make available on the web-server.
>
>Thanks in advance for your input on any or all of the above!
>
>Happy automating
>
>Regards Steve
>
>
>
>
>
>
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regards, Pete
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