gharris999;533301 Wrote: > If you're talking about "connecting" from within your local area > network, then the easiest way is to set your SBS server up with a > static (non changing) IP address. This can be done either in settings > in your router or in settings on the server. If on the router, usually > there is some mechanism to "reserve" a particular IP address for a > particular mac address in the DHCP server settings on the router. > > Configuring the server for a static ip address varies by operating > system, of course. Try googling "operating system name how to set > static ip". E.g. "windows 7 how to set a static ip" > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+7+how+to+set+a+static+ip > > Personally, I usually just set up the dhcp server to start serving up > addresses starting at x.x.x.100 or some such and configure the static > address below that "floor". > > Once you've set the SBS server to a static address (e.g. 192.168.1.22), > you can then add entries in the hosts file on your various client > machines that tie a host name to that IP. > > On windows machines, this would be: > > C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts > > Add a line like: > > 102.168.1.22 mysbserver > > You'll then be able to "connect" to your SBS server at: > > http://mysbserver:9000/ > > If you're talking about "connecting" from outside of your LAN, i.e. > from over the internet, then you have to set up your router's firewall > to accept traffic on a particular port and then to forward those > packets on to your SBS server's IP address. Again, setting the server > to a static IP will make this much easier. There are real security > concerns here, though. Unless you have a real need to serve up music > from your SBS server over the internet, I wouldn't dabble in this.
Thanks for the elaborate post and instructions :) I am looking to access my music collection over the internet thanks to squeezebox's ability to serve up flac without re-encoding. I am yet to come upon any other product that does this (for free, there -might- be paid alternatives). Could it be possible for you to highlight these security concerns? -- stalker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ stalker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37243 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76714 _______________________________________________ jive mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/jive
