Jim, Both the staff client and OPAC would be accessible from anywhere. If your network administrator wants a more complex setup, you'll probably want to have him configure Apache to match whatever it is he is envisioning.
Regards, Jared On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Jim Maroon <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent. But is it accessible then only via the intranet, or could we > access it from the Internet, as well? That is the real issue we are facing. > Sorry for my ignorance. I'm not much of a network guy. > > Thank you! > > --Jim > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jared Camins-Esakov < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Jim, >> >> Yes, you can certainly run the intranet and OPAC on the same port. Just >> use virtual hosts in Apache. >> >> Regards, >> Jared >> >> 2012/1/9 Jim Maroon <[email protected]> >> >>> Hello, folks. I was wondering if I could get some advice. >>> >>> There is a controversy at our library about allowing outside access for >>> the staff client. Our network administrator (who will have nothing to do >>> with our Koha system) is concerned that opening a second port for the staff >>> client creates additional risks. We have since worked out a compromise, but >>> then I ran into the below link. In it, the author implies we don't need to >>> use two ports, as he is only suggesting using port 80. I'm assuming that is >>> for both staff and OPAC access from outside the firewall. >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> >>> http://openlib.org/home/krichel/courses/lis9012/doc/koha_installation.html >>> **** >>> >>> >>> Here is the relevant quote: >>> >>> >>> "Also note we are using port 80 for both servers, I don't see a reason >>> to do otherwise. >>> Apache can run many different virtual servers. Normally, each server has >>> its own domain name." >>> >>> So, does this mean we could run both staff and OPAC on port 80? If so, I >>> think this would go a long way toward resolving this issue and answering >>> his security concerns. >>> >>> Thanks much in advance! >>> >>> --Jim Maroon >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jared Camins-Esakov >> Bibliographer, C & P Bibliography Services, LLC >> (phone) +1 (917) 727-3445 >> (e-mail) [email protected] >> (web) http://www.cpbibliography.com/ >> >> > > > -- > > ================================================== > "The man, who, by his own and his family's labour, can provide a > sufficiency of food and raiment and a comfortable dwelling place, is not a > poor man." --William Cobbett, *Cottage Economy*, 1826. > -- Jared Camins-Esakov Bibliographer, C & P Bibliography Services, LLC (phone) +1 (917) 727-3445 (e-mail) [email protected] (web) http://www.cpbibliography.com/
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