2009/5/23 Mandar Vaze <[email protected]> > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Yogini Barde > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > For one of our applications, we need to setup ubuntu 9.04 server with > > static > > ip address. Our client needs to access it from internet. There are not > more > > > What applications are needed to be accessed from internet ? > Accordingly, open only the required ports in your firewall, to begin with. > > If you need access to the shell, enable ssh instead of telnet.
Its also a good idea to run ssh on a non-standard port (other than 22), and disable remote login for root.Using IPTable you can even limit the access to server from specific range of IP(s). > > > I'm sure there are several other tips to make a server secure, but these > should be good start. > > -Mandar > _______________________________________ > Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List > -- Regards, मेघानंद नं. आचरेकर Meghanand N. Acharekar " A proud Linux User " Reg Linux User #397975 ------------------------------------------ I was born free! No Gates and Windows can restrict my Freedom !!! _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
