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preventing s/o from access ip/localhost

ChicoMendez · 2005-04-05 20:19:30

hi im running apache on my PC. if s/o types in http://myip/ in thier browser they will get they will get what i have on my localhost - how do i prevent them from accessing my ip? Tnx

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05-04-2005 9:19pm

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ChicoMendez

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hi
im running apache on my PC.

if s/o types in http://myip/ in thier browser they will get they will get what i have on my localhost -
how do i prevent them from accessing my ip?

Tnx

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#2 05-04-2005 10:01pm
misterq

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there are a couple of ways.
You could use a .htaccess file to only alow access from localhost, but if you are serious about keeping your computer secure, a firewall would do the job.

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