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On Monday 29 May 2006 07:09, Richard Brown wrote: > Hi Guys > > I have finally got a web server up and running! I am using a fixed IP > address supplied by my ISP and routing to it through a Netgear box. As > this is my first attempt could some folks please take a look and see if > it is 'crackable'! The address is coming in two parts just to avoid any > email harvesting (don't know if this is necessary but just in case! The > address is 86.53. I'm sure there are plenty of automated robots "testing" your security already :-) But according to nmap the only ports open are 80 (HTTP) and 5190. I don't know what's running on 5190, but you probably don't want it accessible. Apart from that it looks secure enough, just make sure you keep Apache updated with security fixes. > > The other thing I would like to do is to add a web camera or maybe a > network camera. Is so what would folks suggest and does anyone know if > it is possible please? > Get yourself a cheap webcam and a copy of 'motion': http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome Motion can do pretty much anything you could possibly want to do relating to webcams. Regards, David. -- David Johnson www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html