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| Thread ID: 57063 | 2005-04-22 19:15:00 | server and port 80 | drcspy (146) | Press F1 |
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| 347692 | 2005-04-22 19:15:00 | I have a copy of www.analogx.com 'simple server' program........however when I run it port 80 is open to receive connections from the web, I guess it needs to be. What I'd like to know is how to set up my system so that I dont unwittingly accept trojan or other connections ? In other words how to run this 'simple server' without being vulnerable to attack ?...I run xp home with zonealarm free edition and avast a/v on jetstream thru a alcatel speedtouch, tho I do also have a d-link 302g if that's gonna be more secure i'll use that instead ? | drcspy (146) | ||
| 347693 | 2005-04-22 22:07:00 | afaik you need port 80 open otherwise no-one is going to be able to access the server. as long as the server is not hacked and there is nothing else listening on port 80 you should be OK. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 347694 | 2005-04-23 00:41:00 | Moving the webserver off port 80 to something non-standard, eg 8081 will stop your server showing up on most scans. The only disadvantage is anyone wanting to visit your site will have to include the port number in the URL, eg http://mycoolsite.com:8081/ . Also, if the site is not public you can restrict which IPs are allowed to access it in your firewall. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 347695 | 2005-04-23 03:17:00 | Also, if the site is not public you can restrict which IPs are allowed to access it in your firewall..........hmmmmmmm... that's more like it...it's only there for very rare use to allow select folks to download something from my pc ..... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 347696 | 2005-04-23 03:22:00 | And you should be able to have pages password protected. If this simple server doesn't give that option, get Apache. ;) Also ... when it's not needed, don't start it. |
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