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2000 server

  • 07-10-2004 9:06pm
    #1
    GRAHAM2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭


    I am trying to setup a web server

    Does anyone know what service or utility I should use?

    Any advice would be helpful as I am trying to share my broadband

    Cheers
    G


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  • #2
    Diddy Kong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Diddy Kong


    go into control panel -> add/remove programs -> windows components and install the IIS used for internet web servers...theres a start for you


  • #3
    rmacm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭rmacm


    Apache is also available for Windows. http://www.apache.org

    This will allow you to serve webpages.

    Cheers
    Rory


  • #4
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Hmm, and if you're going to use IIS, I'd reccomend patching up ;)


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    since you want to SHARE internet access then you need a Proxy server.
    one with a cache would be better so repeat downloads would be faster

    SquidNT - http://www.acmeconsulting.it/pagine/opensource/squid/SquidNT.htm

    There are a few things to do to set it up.
    - run with command line option to create cache folders ( -z ??)
    - set it up as a service
    - default is no access - edit squid.conf to allow access
    http_access deny all
    #http_access allow all
    - edit squid.conf to increase/move the default cache sizes
    #Default # cache_dir ufs c:/squid/var/cache 100 16 256
    cache_dir ufs d:/squid/var/cache 1100 16 256
    BTW: you also get logs of usage
    cache_access_log C:/squid/var/logs/access.log

    IIS - it isn't secure - unless there is a specific IIS option that you need stay away , - apache is yer only man.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    http://www.bofi.camel]ot.de/squid.htm
    Note: Paths with spaces (like C:\Programs Files\Squid) are NOT supported by Squid !!!

    http://www.bofi.camelot.de/user_auth.txt
    How to make an NT User Authentication:
    1. Create an local user group like "proxy_user" on the machine squid runs on. Everybody in this group will be able to use the proxy.
    2. Edit the squid.conf in \etc :
    3. add: "auth_param basic program c:/Programme/squid/libexec/nt_auth.exe -a proxy_user" --this tells squid witch auth process to start and witch user group to use. Change the paths to fit your system!!!
    add: "auth_param basic children 5" --this is the number of auth programs that ar launced, each uses around 988k memory.
    add: "auth_param basic realm What_you_want_to_say_to_the_user" --This ist the text witch appears on the auth window.
    add: "auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours" ---this is the time the authentication is accepte by squid (if the browser is closed it wants a new auth)
    4. Create an acl : "acl mylan proxy_auth REQUIRED"
    5. allow acces to the proxy: "http_access allow mylan" and at last secure it!!: "http_access deny all"
    6. Restart the squid service!
    7. Test it


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