Hooking up my box to the web

[Kevin Brown]

Go into httpd.conf and look for "Port 80"  change that to "Port 81" (both
without quotes) and restart apache.  Congrats you are now listening for requests
on port 81.  Only problem, for others to go to your site they will have to
explicitly tell their browser to go to http://<host>:81/ instead of just
http://<host>/.  Depending on what your site is for that might not be bad, but
if it is a general site for public consumption then you won't get much in the
way of traffic because most people will just type in the url and not tell the
browser what port to go to.  So, the browser will default to contacting port 80
and not get a response.

> Are there any docs on changing the port to 81?  Others say it is a pain.
> WHy?  What are the consequences of changing the port?
> 
> On Tuesday 04 December 2001 09:13 am, you wrote:
> > You can always host the web server on port 81. They don't check that, and a
> > few people I know do it. However there are a few problems with that...so
> > take it as you will
> >
> > They also only port scan for NNTP channels.
> >
> > ******************************************************************
> > Once you start down the dark path, forever will it
> > dominate your destiny, consume you it will...
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tyler Hall" <tyler@nerdie.org>
> > To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: Hooking up my box to the web
> >
> > > Your not going to want to go with cox@ then, they filter out port 80,
> > > therefore your screwed.     Go with DSL, I don't think they filter out
> >
> > that
> >
> > > port yet, but i'm sure it will happen sooner or later.
> > >
> > > ... You could always change the port, but thats just a pain.
> > >
> > > Tyler
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rick Rosinski" <rick@rickrosinski.com>
> > > To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:24 PM
> > > Subject: Hooking up my box to the web
> > >
> > > > I just received a cable modem & ethernet card from family out in
> >
> > Richmond,
> >
> > > > Indiana who's service went bankrupt (sound familiar?).  So, he sent me
> >
> > his
> >
> > > > modem and I want to hook it up.  Who's the best (is excite or cox the
> >
> > only
> >
> > > > choice?)  Also, since I would have a fast, permenant connection, I want
> >
> > to
> >
> > > > host my web site on my own box.  I have it working as http://localhost.
> > >
> > > How
> > >
> > > > would I go about hooking it up?  Where can I find information about
> >
> > doing
> >
> > > > this in Linux?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks alot in advance.
> > > >
> > > >
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