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Make sure that the TOS ( terms of service ) from your ISP esp. on high speed let you run a server otherwise you might get kicked off permanently or if they're nice give you a warning.

Mine doesn't even allow and SSH server so I can connect from school to upload some files and apparently some people have been kicked off for doing it.

If you still want to do it, and I not showing people how to do this, at the very least put it on a random high port number like 3653 or 8941 ... make it up. Make sure you don't get a lot of traffic or you'll get busted.

Aside from all legal issues (ISP busting you and such)

Which server would be better in a view for me (i'm 15) and i just want to run a simple website to share photo's, files, have maybe a small forum, and a file upload thing so people can host their pics and files on my computer. ISS or Apache? I've used Apache 1.3.7 before but just a couple hours ago i formatted and i want a fresh start.

Oh btw: I have no interest in going into the heart of the source or such and modifying it, therefore just because Apache is open source doesn't cut it for me. Does IIS have some sort of GUI? Editing the http.conf files were kind of confusing for me. (not really, i'm just really lazy :D)

  ike said:
and if you want a really simple webserver so you don't have to deal with apache/IIS...if you just want to host files that don't require php or mysql or any of that, try analogx simpleserver:www http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/n...twork/sswww.htm

This worked. IIS Was making me give a username and password. I tried the windows password, the IIS FTP and Anonymous Username and Pass and nothing worked.

  sebaz said:
U are aware of the fact that if you are using IIS under windowsXp/2k you can only have 10 concurrent connections at one time..i suggest that use Win2k/2003 Server (2003 has a standalone Server edition)

Yes i have read this as well although i have apache running on an xp pro machine and have not had any problems using it as an internal web server with 200 employees. Http connections dont last very long so 10 people would have to be accessing it at roughly the same exact time. While it is possible, depending on how it is being used it may never be a problem.

  vraa said:
Wow, installation of IIS was extremely easy, i just had to click about three things and bam, it's ready! I wonder if there are any mod_alias types or something, it's kinda limited or maybe it's me.
  vraa said:
Ok, IIS sucks, i'm moving to Apache, i hate having no one to guide me  :D

yep, installation of IIS is pretty easy.

...

limited? define "limited." you probably haven't noticed the multiple (to make a simpler term) "plug-in" abilities. which is what you have with apache too. perhaps apache has more options, BUT this does not mean IIS "sucks." there are a very good number of companies that rely on IIS (intel for example...microsoft should be a good enough example considering the massive hits their sites take)

but i guess it doesn't matter since you've concluded that IIS clearly "sucks" so...carry on, then :rolleyes:

  ike said:
yep, installation of IIS is pretty easy.

...

limited? define "limited." you probably haven't noticed the multiple (to make a simpler term) "plug-in" abilities. which is what you have with apache too. perhaps apache has more options, BUT this does not mean IIS "sucks." there are a very good number of companies that rely on IIS (intel for example...microsoft should be a good enough example considering the massive hits their sites take)

but i guess it doesn't matter since you've concluded that IIS clearly "sucks" so...carry on, then :rolleyes:

Your right, i was very quick in judging the server capabilities. But on the get go I get messages from Apache and (maybe its because i didn't bother) but i have so much documentation on Apache and how to get it started from nothing.

  aitf311 said:
I can get to my ip now in the address bar, but it asks for a password...anyone know why it would do that?

Because your accessing a resource in your NTFS File System that doesn't have the "Internet Guest Account" Added to the File Permissions.

Anyone who wants to access an annonymous resource on your machine, you must add the "IUSR_<ComputerName>" File Permissions.

by default, your web server is setup to accept annoymous access, if you have a file that is not part of the IUSR_<computername> group then you'll get a password, for your local username and password to access the file, since that username is part of the NTFS File Permissions.

Remember when you install IIS the default webserver directory is C:\inetpub\wwwroot

anything you place in the wwwroot folder that you want a user outside of your computer to access via the web, you must add the "IUSR_<Computername>" Account, unless you create a username and password for that user and add them to the permission table for that file/resource.

  aitf311 said:
This worked. IIS Was making me give a username and password. I tried the windows password, the IIS FTP and Anonymous Username and Pass and nothing worked.

Incorrect File Permissions, Blame Yourself not IIS... :rolleyes:

  xStainDx said:
Incorrect File Permissions, Blame Yourself not IIS... :rolleyes:

I think I already did :D

But i choose (i forget how to say past tense of that word) Apache because i've used it before, and it's super easy, also an extreme influence by some friends swayed me over.

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