Re: [WinMac] Security on an NT Web Server

Roger Chartier(rdc[at]MINET.gov.MB.CA)
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 07:48:30 -0600

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>I subscribe to a number of lists but I suspect that this one is the best
>bet for an answer that I can use.
>
>At work, our Web server is running NT4 as the OS. We have both Microsoft
>Internet Information Server which has the Front Page Server v. 4.00.5000
>and Cold Fusion Server 4.0 Currently, we're running the Front Page Server
>as the web server software. I believe the MIIS package also includes a
>basic FTP setup.
>
>My questions are about security. At home I use a Macintosh and I need to be
>able to work from home a day or two a week performing Web site updates. Our
>tech guy is MS all the way and tells me that there is no secure way for me
>to FTP updates to the Web server from outside our LAN. Is this so?
>
>I am also told that I cannot access my Web master email account from
>outside because that involves sending a username and password which could
>be snooped and then used to get into the server. Is this so?
>
>My goal is simple--I just want to be able to work offsite from time to time
>without compromising our Web site security.
>

Why don't you try Timbuktu. It works great. You could log into your NT
machine at work and do everything you mentioned above without an security
risk. It uses a specific port even so you could allow only access
through your router at the port level. That way only people using
Timbuktu could access the machine. I use this setup to administer 18 NT
servers from home on my Mac. It really helps to have a fast line at home
and at work but even a modem works very well

I had the network administrator punch a hole in the router so only my
fixed IP address could access the network. I think Timbuktu is the way
to go for most server setups. This way you can run them headless and
keyboardless.

Timbuktu works great in all the confiurations I ahve tried mac-mac,
mac-NT, NT-mac (this one feels wierd), NT-NT

Give it a try.

Roger...

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