Hi
02 May 2001, "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SH> Questions: What would happen if I were to set up this web server in
SH> my machine in such a way that it would have the same web address as
SH> somebody else's website?
nothing
as long as the domainname doesn't deliver YOUR IP you can set up what you
want, and nobody will notie.
Eg you setup ricsi.priv.at
If somebody types this in his browser, the browser will ask the DNS Server
for the IP, and it will get MY IP.
Therefor it will ask MY httpd for the webpage.
SH> How would I know if the web address I should provide for it in my own
SH> setup would be unique?
either I have completely misunderstood you, or ... :)
SH> Is there any mechanism whereby only I and nobody else can use "my"
SH> website address as the address for "my" server?.
DNS
SH> Do I have to register or copyright my server address with some
SH> recognized authority somewhere?
yes ... and additionally you have to pay for it :)
Otherwise you could simply setup microsoft.com and everybody comes to your
site :)
SH> If you were accessing "my" server, how would you know for certain
SH> that it is indeed "my" server, and not one belonging to some imposter
SH> claiming to be I?
You can't be sure ... DNS is not absolutely immune to such attacks.
SH> I hope someone has some very simple and straight answers.
you have to buy a domain. (eg heywood.org)
Than you need 2 nameservers serving it. (you tell them your IP and they
tell others :)
Now if somebody enters heywood.org into his browser, than he is sent to
your computer.
If you have a dynamic address (eg changing and not static) you can use a
'dynamic DNS' Service. (eg http://www.dhs.org and search for dyndns)
SH> Regards,
SH> Sam Heywood
CU, Ricsi
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