[K12OSN] Anyone running apache on their k12ltsp box?

[Shawn Henderson]

block port 80 or whatever port your www server is running to the outside 
world. I agree firewall is the easiest

Paul Davison wrote:
> Carl Keil wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've got a small, low volume web site on my k12ltsp box.  It's 
>> actually serving my mp3 collection.  I want it to be password 
>> protected from the outside world, so I don't get in trouble with the 
>> RIAA, but I want the clients and other users on the LAN not to be 
>> challenged for a password.  When I make changes to the .htaccess page 
>> in the directory all of a sudden the clients get the default apache 
>> page that says that the server isn't set up.  When I change it back, 
>> they get asked for the password, but sent through to the proper 
>> directory.  Is anybody else doing this?  What's the proper way to set 
>> this up?  I don't know whether to restrict by IP, or what.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ck
> 
> 
> Hi Carl,
> 
> If there is no reason for anyone outside of your internal network to be 
> using your webserver, you should probably just firewall it off from the 
> outside world.  Then your internal users don't have to deal with 
> authentication, and the webserver doesn't even exist to the outside 
> world.  I am sure you could restrict access by IP from the httpd.conf 
> file as well, but firewalling is probably easier since you probably 
> already have a firewall between you and the internet anyway.
> hope that helps
> 
> Paul
> 
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