RE: Another numpty question - web servers

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter,

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Your easiest route is probably port forwarding=85

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Webservers are on port 80 by default but you can http to =91other=92 ports.

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Depending on your router you should be able to do port forwarding.

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As an example you would forward external requests on specified port, say
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That way you could =91Port Forward=92 from outside your network to your
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This does open problems of security though as you rely on the TiVo
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A more professional approach would be to use a proxy server or route on
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t Headers using something like MS ISA.

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An issue with port forwarding is that some IT Departments restrict you
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If you search on some of these terms things should become clearer.

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HTH

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Nigel

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-----Original Message-----
From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 02 January 2007 20:10
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Another numpty question - web servers

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This is slightly more on-topic....

As I've now got a fixed IP, and a few things I want to see when away from
home (Homeseer, Digiguide, IP cams, TiVo etc), I want to host a simple
website direct from my HA server (XP), with just a few pages and links off
to the other bits and pieces. What would be the easiest way to do this? I
did download and install Apache, but I am a proper novice at this, and I
can't see a way of implementing standard username/password security, yet
alone anything more complicated. I can use FrontPage (if I have to), but as
I say, I don't want anything fancy (no Dreamweaver here!), just access to a
few local services.

The key here is simplicity, so even though I know you want to, please don't
recommend I ditch XP and use a Linux webserver!

Thanks, Pete

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