Hermione

[ffutures]

Stage one of the file server business is accomplished - I've bought the casing and tried it with an expendable drive, and after the usual messing about have it working, albeit not very useful since the drive is only 6gb. Since it's going to be packed with knowledge eventually I'm going to call it Hermione. Once I've checked prices from a few more vendors I'll get a drive - about 300gb is probably what I can afford for now - and put it on line permanently.

What I'm wondering is how I make it accessible from the network computers but protect it from external hacking. But doubtless someone reading this is already saying "is he thick or what?" and eager to tell me what to do...

Comments

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

How do you set up your webserver on NTL (I came in through Telewest but I assume I'll have to do pretty much the same thing) ... Windows XP behind a Linksys Cable/DSL router (I have a Linksys 54G router, but I'm not using it yet)

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Pretty much the same - router with XP and OS-X on the computers - but I'm not serving my web sites from inside my network (if that's what you mean), I've got a couple of hundred megs at forgottenfutures.com and 50mb at forgottenfutures.co.uk and for the moment that's enough to hold all of the free downloads etc. I provide. I just upload new stuff by FTP occasionally.

[uk-lemming.livejournal.com]

I have a domain with the DNS hosted at 123reg.co.uk and I can just add the IP address to it every time it changes. It's practically instant. With NTL you have a static IP address that is linked to the MAC adress of the piece of kit connected to the Cable Modem. As Long you don't change the MAC address (Ie change the router...) the IP adress will be the same, even if you power it all off and back up again.

or you can get something like dyndns.org and run the application on the inside, but that costs money for a personalised Domain, and I'm a student. Skint just about covers it.