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I second Ron's suggestion. All you need is an inexpensive firewall appliance;
or if you have an old rePentium and 2 NICs you can download the free GnatBox
Lite at:
<http://www.gnatbox.com>. GnatBox Lite is nice because it runs from a
preconfigured locked floppy, and only needs 8 MB of RAM in the machine.
Cheers!
Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron LaPedis [mailto:RonL@laserphernalia.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 9:54 PM
>To: winmac@iffy.com
>Subject: [WinMac] Re: Web Server
>
>
>By the way, when was the last time you heard of a virus attacking
>Linux vs Windows? Why have some branches of the government moved from
>Windows web servers to Macintosh web servers?
>
>Windows is NOT inherently insecure, but the DEFAULT settings are set
>that way. The default settings of Linux are more secure. No matter
>what, BUY A FIREWALL. Don't just run firewall software on your
>machine, BUY A FIREWALL. A firewall appliance is MUCH harder to hack
>than firewall software running on a general purpose computer because
>you first have to secure the underlying OS on the computer! Some
>firewall software comes with macros or whatever to help you out, but
>if you go this route you should still run the firewall software on a
>standalone machine.
>
>If there is any way possible, run your web server from a CDROM as it
>is much harder to hack if you don't have a hard drive to attack. Very
>importantly, get consulting services if you are on the Internet. Not
>only could your web server be at risk, you ENTIRE COMPANY could be as
>well.
>
>Ron LaPedis, CISSP
>Certified Information Security Professional
>
>
>
>>Thanks to all who replied with excellent advice. I will be spending
>>the next little while researching and learning; I now have a clearer
>>idea of where to direct my energies. I will spend time looking at
>>both approaches mentioned, Linux/Apache and NT4/Small Business.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Donna
>>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 1:59 PM
>>> To: winmac@iffy.com
>>> Subject: [WinMac] Web Server
>>>
>>> I may be in a position where I need to setup a web server that will
>>> serve large files on the Internet (not a LAN). The hardware will be
>>> a Pentium due to the expertise of the hardware consultant (not a
>>> flexible issue). What I want to do is decide what I need in the way
>>> of hardware and software. I will need to password protect web pages
>>> with individual passwords.
>>>
>>> As a long time Mac user who will be crossing the line, I thought I
>>> would ask for advice here. I am not a UNIX admin person or a
>>> Windows genie, although I have used and enjoyed both operating
>>> systems. I need to make my choices and get up to speed fairly
>>> quickly. Complex solutions involving my becoming a UNIX guru in 8
>>> weeks are not feasible, however optimal those solutions.
>>>
>>> Any advice to get me started would be very much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Donna
>
>
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