----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: RE: GeoCities Strikes Again
> At 09:09 6-3-02 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > > > My home network is behind a cable modem router(*) so I can access the > > > Internet from various computers in the house. Is it possible to limit > > > access from outside to just the webserver? I would not want outsiders > > > to nose around on the other computers in the network. > > > > > > (*) Or at least, that will be the situation by the time I actually start > > > setting up a webserver. > > > >Assuming that your home network uses DHCP or NAT, you'll have to use a > >service such as EasyDNS to propagate your IP address. As long as you only > >"publish" that machine's address, no other machine would be reachable from > >outside. On the other hand, if you have static, routable IP addresses (very > >unlikely if they do cable modem service the way it is here), they'll all be > >accessible unless you block them with a firewall. > > The home network, once it is in place, will use DHCP (the cable modem > router comes with a built-in DHCP server and firewall). The modem itself > will only see the router and will not be aware that there are multiple > computers on the other side of the router. I have only one IP address; > technically it is dynamic, but since the connection will be open 24/7 it > effectively becomes a static IP address. > I have an identical setup, but my IP changes in the middle of the night almost every night. BTW, I have a switching router. I'm told its a better way to go and only 20USD more. xponent Network Maru [I'm Mad As Hell Tours] rob
