This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=____1063040774065_3SDIK'6rOk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I found instructions on to make a recieve only cable. I believe I might be able to use this between the staging server and the live web server, any suggestions other than the ones below. Has anyone used a cable like this? http://www.geocities.com/samngms/sniffing_cable/ Jim > > From: Bill Jonas > Date: 2003/09/08 Mon PM 12:46:49 EDT > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: Updating web server (apache) in a DMZ > > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 12:25:18PM -0400, elemint@cox.net wrote: > > Would a recieve only cable be a good idea so the server on a seperate > > nic would have a cable where it could recieve only recieve the > > updated files and then implement them? > > Not a good idea -- you really need two-way communication for any > standard TCP-based protocol to work. (If the other server can't > respond, how can it complete the three-way handshake, for example?) > > I suppose you could go the UDP route and use something like TFTP, but > you'll be left without error correction. > > -- > Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/ > "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step > into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing > where you might be swept off to." -- Bilbo Baggins > > ------=____1063040774065_3SDIK'6rOk Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="replyAll" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="replyAll" LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQR1AgU0lHTkFUVVJFLS0tLS0NClZlcnNpb246IEdudVBHIHYxLjAuNyAo R05VL0xpbnV4KQ0KDQppRDhEQlFFL1hMSjNkbUhjVXhGdkRMMFJBZ1JsQUpzRzRNYlRqMW5s MytZK1BOUGpudWlHV1FCQlpBQ2ZXZjNJDQp4bDNRWWJMSldPem5zSHZsSHJyN21Bdz0NCj1k a3NpDQotLS0tLUVORCBQR1AgU0lHTkFUVVJFLS0tLS0NCg0K ------=____1063040774065_3SDIK'6rOk--