Paul Hartland
paul.hartland at googlemail.com
Sat Mar 15 11:08:36 CDT 2014
Jim, Don't have it yet, engineer is coming out to install on the 27th of this month, but reading up on it, it sounds as though I should be able to manage the router with lots of different settings, will re-post when I know more just after the 27th. Paul On 15 March 2014 15:41, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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