Making my computer a host ?!?
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Topic: Making my computer a host ?!?
Posted By: neotrix
Subject: Making my computer a host ?!?
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 5:50pm
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Hello, i have win xp, IIS installed over it, i knwo if i type in my IP Address i can access my computer from almost any hwere but how do i make it something like... ummmmmmm like u noe.. the way the hosts are ?? like we direct our domain name to their name severs and they start working, obviously they are also computers like ours ??? i have 24 hourz really fast net connectivity, i want to use this feature, please tell me how can i do this Thankyou. ------------- http://www.muhammadbinyusrat.com/blog/" rel="nofollow - Say to the believing men.. |
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Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 5:52pm
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If you don't know how to do this, you really shouldn't. Its not just as easy as plugging a computer in a leaving it on. You first should learn about security and what it takes to keep the computer secure, then actually learn about running a web server. ------------- http://www.iportalx.net" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: neotrix
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 6:04pm
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like i still am hosting a lot of stuff by accessing my site via my IP Address.. uptill now its fine, i just fine no way to direct a domain to my IP Addres... ------------- http://www.muhammadbinyusrat.com/blog/" rel="nofollow - Say to the believing men.. |
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 8:05pm
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If you have a static IP Address just get a couple name servers and register the IP with it, if you have a dynamic IP address, then use a service like dns2go or so. Thus MadDog is right, exposing your computer staticly to the Internet and not having it setup secure will ultimatively mean hackers will tempt you. ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 15 August 2004 at 11:25pm
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Remember also that IIS under XP, W2K, or any non-server OS is limited to 10 active connections. One AOL user will eat that up. As others noted, If your questions are that basic, you will be a hack waiting to happen. One good way to learn is to set up a spare box as a dmz webserver and set up your firewalls to allow no access from the dmz box to your lan network. http://www.broadbandreports.com - www.broadbandreports.com is a good place to get info on securing your network. ------------- 
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Posted By: neotrix
Date Posted: 16 August 2004 at 2:58am
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Michael, could u please explain that term 'dns2go' a little further ------------- http://www.muhammadbinyusrat.com/blog/" rel="nofollow - Say to the believing men.. |
Posted By: Phat
Date Posted: 16 August 2004 at 5:37am
| Check out http://www.google.com.au/search?num=20&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=dns2go&btnG=Search&meta= - DNS 2 Go |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 16 August 2004 at 7:08am
| or try dyndns.org |
Posted By: Bluefrog
Date Posted: 16 August 2004 at 6:34pm
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