What needs to be done to let a computer from a domain act as a Server out the web?

26 Jul 2006 10:05 PM

mafu0

Hello,
It´s kinda a newbie question.

My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
server with a firewall.
Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).

What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
that possible?
Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.

Thanks a lot in advance for any info about that.
Marcel

26 Jul 2006 11:29 PM

Andrew James Alan Welty

> My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> server with a firewall.
> Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
>
> What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> that possible?
> Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.

Problem is outside requests (from outside the Local LAN) wont know where
to go. Your going to need to talk to whoever runs the firewall and
explain what your trying to do so the necessary ports can be
opened/forwarded.

27 Jul 2006 12:22 AM

Llanzlan Klazmon

"mafu0" <mfuem***@gmail.com> wrote in news:1153951549.749923.8010

@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> Hello,
> It´s kinda a newbie question.
>
> My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> server with a firewall.
> Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
>
> What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> that possible?

Install and configure apache.

Klazmon.

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> Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for any info about that.
> Marcel
>
>

27 Jul 2006 9:42 PM

Colin McKinnon

mafu0 wrote:

> Hello,
> ItÂ´s kinda a newbie question.
>

So we see.

> My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> server with a firewall.
> Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
>

Perhaps if said which computers run what we might be able to help you; you
have, after all, cross-posted to MS-XP and Linux newsgroups.

Why do you think the "server" should be providing a service? What software
have you installed and how did you install it?

> What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> that possible?
> Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.
>

I think you may be confused about how CVS works too - if you need to use one
then you should be using the one that's already there.

C.

27 Jul 2006 10:09 PM

Lem

mafu0 wrote:
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> Hello,
> It´s kinda a newbie question.
>
> My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> server with a firewall.
> Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
>
> What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> that possible?
> Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for any info about that.
> Marcel
>

If you do figure out how to do this by asking questions in newsgroups
and/or general web research, you'll probably be out of a job.

If your company wants you to be able to access files on its LAN from
outside, its IT department will set up an appropriate and secure method
for you -- ask them.

28 Jul 2006 4:04 AM

Ran

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Hi Marcel,

My understanding is that U want to make your computer like a server, so
that U can access that from outside ur company network. i.e. through
internet.

In this case,

1. U should register ur machine with a unique DNS name.
2. Any request comes to that DNS will be resolved to ur server machine.
3. The machine should be in DMZ. (De-militerised zone - common
authority)
4. I believe one DNS can only resolve to one port.
5. Suppose if a web server runs on ur machine.
6. For example: My.domain.com:2000
7. U can register the above host and ip for one DNS name.
8. Then this web server will be accessible through internet.

Is that make sense?

Regards,
Ran...

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mafu0 wrote:
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> Hello,
> It´s kinda a newbie question.
>
> My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> server with a firewall.
> Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
>
> What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> that possible?
> Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for any info about that.
> Marcel

28 Jul 2006 8:11 PM

narula.vaibhav@gmail.com

Ran wrote:

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> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hi Marcel,
>
> My understanding is that U want to make your computer like a server, so
> that U can access that from outside ur company network. i.e. through
> internet.
>
> In this case,
>
> 1. U should register ur machine with a unique DNS name.
> 2. Any request comes to that DNS will be resolved to ur server machine.
> 3. The machine should be in DMZ. (De-militerised zone - common
> authority)
> 4. I believe one DNS can only resolve to one port.
> 5. Suppose if a web server runs on ur machine.
> 6. For example: My.domain.com:2000
> 7. U can register the above host and ip for one DNS name.
> 8. Then this web server will be accessible through internet.
>
> Is that make sense?
>
> Regards,
> Ran...
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> mafu0 wrote:
> > Hello,
> > It´s kinda a newbie question.
> >
> > My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> > server with a firewall.
> > Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> > opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> > web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
> >
> > What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> > that possible?
> > Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> > computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.
> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance for any info about that.
> > Marcel

Hi Marcel ,

Just tell your It guys to provide you a VPN users to access the
company network . your problems will be solve without any security
issue.

Regards
Vaibhav

31 Jul 2006 3:33 PM

mafu0

Hello, Thanks a lot for all the support.

Actually, i was just wondering if i could set up my computer as a CVS
server outside the network without making changes to the server.
Ok, not possible.
I´ve already contacted the IT department.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks again.

narula.vaib***@gmail.com wrote:
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> Ran wrote:
>
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Hi Marcel,
> >
> > My understanding is that U want to make your computer like a server, so
> > that U can access that from outside ur company network. i.e. through
> > internet.
> >
> > In this case,
> >
> > 1. U should register ur machine with a unique DNS name.
> > 2. Any request comes to that DNS will be resolved to ur server machine.
> > 3. The machine should be in DMZ. (De-militerised zone - common
> > authority)
> > 4. I believe one DNS can only resolve to one port.
> > 5. Suppose if a web server runs on ur machine.
> > 6. For example: My.domain.com:2000
> > 7. U can register the above host and ip for one DNS name.
> > 8. Then this web server will be accessible through internet.
> >
> > Is that make sense?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ran...
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > mafu0 wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > It´s kinda a newbie question.
> > >
> > > My computer is in a domain in my company which communicates to the
> > > server with a firewall.
> > > Doing some tests with free services in internet, i found the basic
> > > opened ports, for example ports 21, 80. But the server is not acting as
> > > web server (80) neither a ftp server(21).
> > >
> > > What should i do to set up my computer as a web server for example? Is
> > > that possible?
> > > Actually, another intention of mine is to leave a CVS server in my
> > > computer, to let me work with the company files directly from home.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot in advance for any info about that.
> > > Marcel
>
> Hi Marcel ,
>
> Just tell your It guys to provide you a VPN users to access the
> company network . your problems will be solve without any security
> issue.
>
> Regards
> Vaibhav