Re: Another numpty question - web servers

[Adrian <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

what i've done is use orenosp which is a reverse proxy, this allows
you
to have only port forwarded on your router (port 80) and then it farms
out the request to the different devices in your network depending on
the url you have used, is reasonably easy to use, doesnt take many
resources, can also set up different authentications methods on it

eg   http:\\mydomain.com\  gets forwarded to 192.168.1.50 port 81
http:\\mydomain.com\tivo\ gets forwarded to 192.168.1.55 port 80

as a web server, i use abyss (free webserver, from
http://www.aprelium.com/), this works
really well, I have multiple
copies running and orenosp all on the same machine (theres also
www.xitami.com as a free webserver)

Adrian




White, Peter wrote:
> 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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