Web server behind a linksys firewall

[Portend]

I have the Linksys BEFSR41 Etherfast cable/DSL router. I want to set up a web server and I?m not sure what is the best way to do it. I would like to keep it on my LAN behind the firewall and route port 80 to that machine using port forwarding on the router. Would this compromise the security of my network? What is the best way I should approach this?

Thnx

 

[Zach]

You got it, put the webserver behind the router/firewall, and route port 80 to it's static (not dynamic) IP. Easy as cheesy..

Security depends on the HTTP server.. never versions of good software will be fine. I prefer Apache (on Linux, but it works on Win32 systems).. IIS for Win2K is okay, but it seems like updates take them a while.

 

[Zach]

Damn.

 

[blstriker]

What you want to do is really easy. Just use port forwarding on your linksys to go to your server. However, since port 80 will be open, you are vulnerable to attacks. Whichever software you use to host your site, make sure to get the latest updates. My site has been hit by the solaris worm auto hacker at least 5 times in the past 3 weeks. Good thing I installed the patch in time.