ftzsee
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join:2001-11-22
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Re: what about private servers?
I beg to differ. Most Linux distros do come with those services enabled by default. Debian, Slackware, RedHat, Mandrake, Suse, Fedora Core, etc. come to mind. You don't need webmin for SSH, apache, finger, nor FTP.
said by charter_eng  :
Also, the web server in the WAP is for configuration only-doesn't have any purpose to anyone other than the person using the WAP.
The SSH server on my computer is for me only-doesn't have an purpose to anyone other than me. Same goes for FTP and web.
I'd contest that Linux is more widely used in server environments than Win2k server, but whatever. |
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charter_eng
join:2004-01-18
Morristown, TN
| I'm using Fedora right now-I know for a FACT that most servers are NOT enabled by default. You have to request that they be installed and enabled. Mandrake won't even install ssh by default on the desktop installation (which is the default on the download edition). |
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fractalspher
join:2001-07-17
Chicago, IL
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Comcast knows there are enough technically savvy people out there that will run their own server equipment in their homes.
As long as you're not running your own business website that gets gigs of traffic a day I don't think they'll care. I know I've got 3 PC's here and I've had my own ftp, SSH, VPN and proxy server running for years and it's never been as issue. (I started this server back in 1998, before consumer broadband routers even existed!)
Mostly, they don't want you pulling more than one IP, either. If everything is hiding behind one connection point then you'll be fine. But don't advertise it to their help(less)desk if you call. You need to be responsible for troubleshooting your own stuff once it's past the broadband modem.
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KE7JFF
SKU CHECK
join:2001-12-01
Hillsboro, OR | reply to vpnuser
I ran my own webserver for 3 years on my @Home/ATTBI/Comcast connection. Once I noticed traffic picked up by a lot, I moved my site to a dedicated webhost.
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34 years of UNIX stability vs. 13 years of Windows stupidity |
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