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Title: server-manager access to all internet
Post by: tariqf on May 14, 2004, 01:47:18 PM

please can someone tell me how to enable this, I realise it is a security risk but I need to do this.

Title: server-manager access to all internet
Post by: kozel on May 14, 2004, 02:20:53 PM

One way I do this is to configure a VPN connection on the host.  Once you establish the connection from the remote location you can connect to the host thru your browser. Use your host's internal IP address and /server-manager and you should find it.  Another way is using the same VPN and VNC where you have a w/s on the sme lan running VNC host and you remote control that w/s to access the server manager.

Title: vpn
Post by: tariqf on May 14, 2004, 03:08:13 PM

Hi. I can do this with vpn but I would really prefer to enable access generally without vpn. Currently I have to edit \etc\httpd\conf\httpd.conf and add my ip address to allowed hosts for the server-manager sections. I haven't worked out how to do this properly by adding a template yet, so it's a bit of a bodge.

Title: Re: server-manager access to all internet
Post by: Boris on May 14, 2004, 09:41:42 PM

Quote from: "tariqf"

please can someone tell me how to enable this, I realise it is a security risk but I need to do this.

In the "remote access" screen of "server-manager" enable 0.0.0.0 as a nework address for server manager access.
You (and entire Internet) will be able to connect to HTTPS://server.domain/server-manager from anywhere.
Word of advise: don't do it.

Title: re: 0.0.0.0 access to server manager
Post by: tariq on July 02, 2004, 02:59:42 PM

thanks Boris. But why is it that risky? Is htpasswd too insecure to trust for this?