Re: Safe Way to run Web Server at Home

(E-Mail Removed) (BrianEWilliams) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed) om>...
> I currently have a Linksys BEFSR41 router that hooks into my cable
> modem and then feeds my network with DHCP turned off. I have run web
> servers in the past from this setup by forwarding some port other that
> 80 (which is generally blocked by ISP's) to one of the statically
> configured IP addresses on my network.
>
> I am not super comfortable with this setup, and I would prefer to use
> two BEFSR41's to add some security. The configuration I had in mind
> is cable modem to BEFSR41 #1 which feeds the web server and also feeds
> BEFSR41 #2 which then feeds the rest of my network. My thinking is
> that even if someone gets complete control of the web server, they
> won't be able to touch the rest of my network which will be behind
> BEFSR41 #2.
>
> Will this work, and if it would, does this make sense, or am I being
> too paranoid? Slightly OT, should I use W2K or XP Pro for the web
> server computer?
>
> Thanks.

Sorry for the cross-posting, but perhaps I didn't pick a good
newsgroup for the question. I am pretty new to this.


BrianEWilliams