FC5: Apache issue? Or something else?

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Fri, 26 May 2006, Paul Howarth wrote:

>>> Do you really need to restrict apache to listening on this one IP address, 
>>> or could you not instead use:
>>> 
>>> Listen 80
>>> 
>>> That would listen on all interfaces, including localhost.
>>> 
>>> Paul.
>> 
>> Paul,
>> 
>> Thanks for replying again. I'm confused though...it says to do an IP 
>> address instead of just "Listen 80". Won't that "glom" up httpd (whatever 
>> they mean by that)? I could try, and I bet that's the problem, but I set 
>> that parameter like that on FC4 and it did not cause this problem.
>> Must be an Apache 2.22 thing.
>> 
>> (P.S. I just tried it. It worked...I can now see the web site on my 
>> machine. But is this safe?)
>
> It's listening on all interfaces now, including localhost. This is only a 
> problem if:
>
> 1. You trust yourself less than everyone else on the Internet, or
> 2. You want to run different services on that port for different interfaces.
>
> I wouldn't worry about it. That's how I have my server set up anyway, and 
> it's been that way for as long as I can remember.
>
> Paul.

OK, sounds good. Thanks for your help!

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