SoHoServer Web Server
Submitted by rjones12 on Fri, 08/26/2005 - 12:12.
MEPIS SoHoServer Test02
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The web pages are visible on the server but I can not access them from other computers on the same network. What magic settings in Webmin do I have to change to allow the other computers to see the web pages?
Check Your Firewall
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rjones12, you may need to check the Guarddog firewall. Also, there are two files /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny. These files operate in concert to allow and deny (obvious?) access to your system. Normally, you would add any host IP addresses or ranges to the hosts.allow file to allow (!) those hosts into your system. On the other hand, if you want lots of systems to have access, it might be easier to deny certain addresses with hosts.deny. By default, hosts.allow doesn't allow ANYONE access.
If you edit the file as root (make a copy of the file first), go to the bottom and you will see a line:
Comment out that line by preceeding it with "#". Then, add a line under it like the following:
Note the trailing "." on "192.168."? That means that all IP addresses that start with 192.168... will be ALLOWed on the LOCAL network to do ALL things.
Save the file, restart your network and restart the webserver.
Oh, I almost forgot, if you are not connecting to webmin via a secure socket (https), then you may need to change Guarddog, in the Internet Zone, Interactive Session, Webmin web-based administration for Unix systems.
Jon