[dba-Tech] Apache Web Server

As a general rule, you should never connect a WIndows workstation directly tp  the internet.

What you do depends on what your "broadband box" is (what sort of internet connection you 
have).  

If it's a modem of some sort, you should spend a hundred bucks or so and buy a 
WAP/router, Then connect your PC  through that.  Current SOHO WAP/routers have easy to 
manage browser interfaces which let you configure a firewall, port forwardin g, wireless 
access etc.

If it's an ADSL router or similar, it should already have the above capabilities built in.

-- 
Stuart

On 17 Feb 2014 at 14:08, Paul Hartland wrote:

> To all,
> 
> Last year (being a total novice with web stuff) I put the Apache web
> server on my PC and basically put a very simple page saying 'Hello
> World' and asked a friend to see if they could see the page, to my
> amazement yes they could, then to my disappointment another friend
> said people would find it easy to hack into my machine and I would
> need a firewall (think he said hardware one) in between my broadband
> box and my PC.  Is this correct and if so does anyone have any
> suggestions as I have lost contact with that friend after he moved to
> Australia.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help on this.
> 
> -- 
> Paul Hartland
> paul.hartland at googlemail.com
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