Re: Solved. Re: Debian Wheezy 7.4 apt-cacher can only access from localhost
On 20/03/14 15:41, Rick McCombs AD5DU wrote: > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Scott Ferguson > wrote: >> On 20/03/14 06:41, Rick McCombs AD5DU wrote: >>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Scott Ferguson >>> wrote: On 19/03/14 18:18, Rick McCombs AD5DU wrote: > I installed Debian Wheezy 7.4 on my Tower and my laptop. > I installed apt-cacher on the tower and it work when I use it from > localhost. >>> >>> It is commented out but that is supposed to be the default. >> >> The default is *not* to allow access from all hosts. >> >> Uncomment that last quoted line, or add a line:- >> allowed_hosts=$my_subnet (replace that with the actual subnet) >> OR >> allowed_hosts=$my_laptop (replace that with the static IP address of >> your laptop) >> OR just uncomment it and rely on no port forwarding from your firewall >> to restrict connections to your LAN >> > > That worked I guess I miss-read it. Thanks for you help. > > > No worries. The default, as is standard with Debian packages, is secure. For that reason allowing allhosts is, trivially, disabled. Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/532a851b.9090...@gmail.com
Solved. Re: Debian Wheezy 7.4 apt-cacher can only access from localhost
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 20/03/14 06:41, Rick McCombs AD5DU wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Scott Ferguson >> wrote: >>> On 19/03/14 18:18, Rick McCombs AD5DU wrote: I installed Debian Wheezy 7.4 on my Tower and my laptop. I installed apt-cacher on the tower and it work when I use it from localhost. >>> >>> Do you mean "apt-cacher" or "apt-cacher-ng"?? >> >> apt-cacher. >>> I did not change the default config, which allows connections from any host. >>> >>> Are you sure? (Perhaps the default config has changed since I last used >>> it instead of apt-cacher-ng) > > Your belief is incorrect. The default config has not changed (which is > why I asked you to post it). > >>> >>> Please post the output of:- >>> $ grep "allowed_hosts" /etc/apt-cacher/apt-cacher.conf >> >> root@ricks-hp:~# grep "allowed_hosts" /etc/apt-cacher/apt-cacher.conf >> # addresses must be matched by allowed_hosts and not by denied_hosts to be >> # permitted to use the cache. Setting allowed_hosts to "*" means "allow all" >> # hostname. The corresponding IPv6 options allowed_hosts_6 and >> denied_hosts_6 >> # added directly to allowed_hosts and denied_hosts along with IPv4 addresses. >> #allowed_hosts = * > > Thanks > >> >> It is commented out but that is supposed to be the default. > > The default is *not* to allow access from all hosts. > > Uncomment that last quoted line, or add a line:- > allowed_hosts=$my_subnet (replace that with the actual subnet) > OR > allowed_hosts=$my_laptop (replace that with the static IP address of > your laptop) > OR just uncomment it and rely on no port forwarding from your firewall > to restrict connections to your LAN > That worked I guess I miss-read it. Thanks for you help. -- Amateur Radio AD5DU. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cahax4ow31iwze0htxyrredgwyx0+xrrbnhbd4+kmc4zj6f8...@mail.gmail.com
