No really guys whats going on???

[Toby]

Alchemist:

Current setup:

iBurst UTD (new black modem) with static IP
Domains parked at iBurst and pointed to my static IP
D-Link DI-524 Wireless broadband router (web server connected directly to router through ethernet), setup port forwarding to web server.
Downstream D-Link DWL-2100AP in repeater mode
My desktop and laptop connect to the internal network via wireless 802.11G.
WPA-PSK (TKIP) security used for internal wireless network

Works like a dream

Are you happy with the D-LINK firewall protecting your websites. Have you not been hacked yet.

 

[andrewr]

Are you happy with the D-LINK firewall protecting your websites. Have you not been hacked yet.

Yes, I configured the firewall myself and have been involved in network security for 6 years now, so I reakon its pretty tight.

The only ports the are open are 20, 21, 53 and 80, and those 4 are forwarded directly to my web server, everything else is dropped. Don't get any tighter than that, unless the firmware on the router is buggy

 

[JTech]

andrewr, just out of curiosity, is it a wise idea having a website server running off of an iburst connection with the cap? never mind multiple websites

I have been hosting my sites at home for more than a year now. It works fine, except power failures and "basestation hop" cause problems if they occur. The basestation hop causes strange phenomena with DNS and will require deletion and re-creation of the DNS record if allowed to happen for a prolonged period.