(solved)Re: how to set up a Web server thru a wireless router
You are right! Thanks!
--- Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com> wrote:
> Serena Cantor wrote:
> > I have 2 PCs that are connected to wireless router, which is connected to a cable modem. Now
> I
> > want one PC to be a Web server, so people all over the world can access it on Internet. Since
> the
> > two PCs form a private network, how should I set up?
>
> Most routers support port forwarding. If yours does that, then you can
> forward all the tcp traffic on ports 80 (http) and 443 (https) to the
> machine you want to act as the webserver.
>
> > Or should I connect the Web server directly to cable modem, and use Linux Masquerading to
> offer
> > Internet access to the other PC?
>
> I prefer the former option where possible, since it provides an
> additional layer of security.
>
> HTH,
> Raj Kiran
>
>
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