Re: [cobalt-security] neophyte starting setup of web server on cube 3

[Rik Thomas <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 9 Sep 2001, Mark Huth wrote:

> I'd like to setup a web server and then a mail server on my cobalt 3, but am
> an absolute newcomer to doing this kind of thing.  I'm running a home
> network using a static IP and have the cube behind a linksys router.  I've
> purchased and installed suns adaptive firewall on the cube.  I will be using
> my corporate ISP as a provider.  I use the 192.168.x.x address group behind
> the linksys, which is assigned the static ip.
>
> I gather I hook both the primary and secondary network interfaces to the
> linksys router and then have to open port forwarding through the linksys to
> the IP address of the cube. Is that correct?
>
> Can I route to a 192.168.x.x from outside or do I have to use a second
> static IP address for the cube?
>
> Could someone provide guidance and perhaps references?
>
> Mark Huth
> mhuth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>

If you are going to NAT behind the router you really don't need the
firewall.  Yes you can keep the qube on the 192.168.X.X you just map ports
25 and 80 from the public IP of your router to your private IP on your
qube.

So for DNS you will need to list the public ip for your www and mail(mx).

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