Re: Setting up a web dev. test server with remote access

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From: doug (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/08/04 

Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 07:48:57 -0700

NTFS will have to be used.

Use Basic Authentication for the logins. Then Netscape
and Opera will be able to see the site.

Also, take a look at Windows 2003 Web Edition.

doug
>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks Doug for your reply.
>
>I wasn't aware that IIS on XP only allows 10
connections. That definitely
>makes us reconsider the solution. However, I suppose the
NTFS permission
>will need to be set anyway?
>
>How should we handle login for each account? I noticed
that when
>inactivating the anonymous account for IIS, we couldn't
access the site
>through Opera or Mozilla (Server authentication method
not supported).
>Probably since IIS uses integrated Windows
authentication??
>
>Thanks.
>Jonah
>
>
>"doug" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i
meddelandet
>news:19b7401c44d5e$2d558360$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Firstly, be aware that IIS on XP only allows 10
>> connections, which can be easily used up by 2 or 3
>> people.
>>
>> You will want to secure this properly with NTFS
>> permissions on each project directory. If each tester
has
>> an account, only give access to that account in the
NTFS
>> permissions.
>>
>> doug
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Dear all,
>> >
>> >I'm currently setting up a web development test server
>> but need some advice
>> >in how to configure the remote access security
correctly.
>> >The server is running Windows XP Pro due to budget,
and
>> therefore
>> >unfortunately only one virtual host.
>> >
>> >This server will have several project sites (virtual
>> folders) under the
>> >wwwroot, and each of them should be accessible by beta
>> testers from outside
>> >our network/FW. The actual development server is
secured
>> and not accessible
>> >from outside our FW.
>> >
>> >Ex.
>> >http://123.123.123.123/project_1
>> >http://123.123.123.123/project_2
>> >etc...
>> >
>> >I have removed anonymous access to the web server in
IIS
>> to start with and
>> >added accounts for each beta tester under the group
>> WEBDEV-BETA. But how
>> >should I continue and make this secure? I don't want
any
>> of the testers to
>> >be able to access anything else but their own project.
>> >
>> >Does anyone know of a good tutorial/guide on this, or
>> some hints maybe? I've
>> >been spending some hours now trying to find a decent
>> guide on how to do this
>> >correctly, but I couldn't find any.
>> >All I could find was this;
>>
>http://www.winnetmag.com/Web/Article/ArticleID/20252/2025
>> 2.html but that one
>> >ends where I wants to begin.
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> >
>> >Best regards,
>> >Jonah Olsson
>> >Generation Software
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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