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BobN -
Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 19
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:05 am Post subject: How to lockout internet access and allow only local access? |
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I am using Abyss simply to test web pages locally - I do not intend to, nor do I want to, make anything on the system available to anyone on the internet or any local network.
How do I do it?
I've specified 127.0.0.1 in the Allow IP list and nothing in the Deny. I have "order" set to Allow/Deny. The virtual path is simply "\"
The documentation says that putting addresses in the Allow list with nothing in the Deny list and with Order set to Allow/Deny will allow only those IPs in the Allow list and will deny everything else.
Is that correct?
Have I locked out everything but access from 127.0.0.1 - in other words, have I blocked access from anywhere but this computer?
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:25 am Post subject: Re: How to lockout internet access and allow only local acce |
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BobN,
Your solution is perfect.
There is another one:
* Open the console
* Select "Configure" in "Hosts"
* Select "General"
* Select "Advanced Parameters"
* Set "Bind to IP" to 127.0.0.1
* Press "OK"
* Press "OK"
* Press "Restart"
By doing that, you force Abyss Web Server to listen only on connections on the "network card" associated with the local IP. This is not a real "network card", it's a virtual one which only accepts connections from 127.0.0.1 (it is sometimes called the loopback interface.)
To revert to the old behavior, set "Bind to IP" to * which will instruct Abyss Web Server to listen to incoming connections from all your network cards. _________________ Follow @abyssws on Twitter
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BobN -
Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 19
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:10 pm Post subject: Thanks for the reply and info. |
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Thanks for replying.
I've done as you suggested so I guess it is really locked down now.
Abyss does what I needed - the ability to test pages locally instead of having to upload them to the server just to test things.
Thanks,
Bob |
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