Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Mar 15 10:41:42 CDT 2014
Hi Paul: Proof that the art of pro-active complaining can have very positive results. What you can host on your computers tends to be what your ISP blocks or doesn't. One of the local ISPs blocks virtually every server port...they say it is for security of their client...but that security can be deferred if the client is willing to pay more. Fortunately, other ISPs have not such restrictions. Are you able to manage your new router? (Sometimes ISPs block this capability) If you have complete access to the router it can become the best firewall. Actually firewalls are meant to block information going out of the system, generally pushed by various versions of malware and adware. Apache listens to port 80. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hartland" <paul.hartland at googlemail.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, 15 March, 2014 8:23:51 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Apache Web Server Right, bit of a delay in a response, but actually got to speak to a sensible person at Virgin who supply my broadband, well actually they called me after all my moaning emails to them and on their Facebook page lol....I am still on a 20mb line with a cable modem until the 27th March, but they are now going to upgrade me to their latest virgin media superhub 2 modem and wireless router, upgrade me from 20mb to 100mb and reduce the amount I pay a month (I should now moan about why has it taken them so long to look after an existing customer, but will leave them for a while now lol)..... So now will I still need an external firewall with this superhub2 router if I want to host my own web stuff on something like apache, there is a little piece about the superhub2 here http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/383725/virgin-media-super-hub/specifications . Paul On 17 February 2014 17:49, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Paul: > > Maybe your company could invest in a router. The beauty of a router is > that you can shut all ports except the particular ones you need. If you are > just doing mail the only port you leave open is port 80 and then you are > one hundred percent protected as long as you don't run some mail received > malware....no need for all those other firewalls...as they are only needed > to protect others from your malware and your windows products are generally > good enough. > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Hartland" <paul.hartland at googlemail.com> > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" < > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:45:58 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Apache Web Server > > Jim/Arthur, > > This is where I show how much I do NOT know, I am in the UK with a company > called Virgin, using a cabled broadband modem, basically cable from wall > socket into modem into PC. I am assuming that I do not have a router, > unless their is something built into the broadband modem (hides face in > shame)... > > Paul > > > > > On 17 February 2014 15:41, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > Hi Paul: > > > > You do have a router? > > > > Jim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Hartland" <paul.hartland at googlemail.com> > > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" < > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 6:08:45 AM > > Subject: [dba-Tech] Apache Web Server > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Paul Hartland > paul.hartland at googlemail.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Paul Hartland paul.hartland at googlemail.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com