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Simon Pole wrote:
>
> I'd like to setup a home web server behind my firewall. The
> server would be used strictly to serve streaming media files
> (for podcasts), as my website host doesn't allow this.
>
> I wondered what the risk to my home network would be if I did set
> up a server. On the one hand, I will save a bundle by hosting
> streaming media at home. But on the other hand, is the risk
> manageable and worth it?
>
> Cheers
> Simon
One answer:
IPCOP.org
You build a simple firewall/router, that has a red port ether card, for the
broadband Internet, a green port for the 10/100 ehternet LAN, a blue port
for the wifi, and the amber port for the webserver. Needs any cpu, on a
mainboard that is a 486-25 up to a 200 mhz cpu, 16 mb of RAM (up to about
64 Mb is OK, more is wasted), and a 130 mb drive, up to a 1Gb drive.
Anything over 130Mb is simply used to cache web pages, or is wasted.
Permits web page cache for your LAN users (limited to about 30 node
clients).
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