hosting stuff....
 

sorry, i'm completely dumb to how this works

can i host stuff on the internet off my computer??




i'm assuming i would use like the IP as the address with the address thing...... http://123.456.789/filename.avi



how on earth does this work? or whats the story.... i have stuff that i would like to share, and being able to put them up soo they can be downloaded though the net would be awsome....



btw, right now i'm posting from xp-pro, but also have another computer with xp-home that i would like to use too

erm, i wouldn't recommend it.

it's doable, but
1. you'd need to install/set up a server (webserver such as apache for http, or ftp for ftp)
2. you'd need a shitload of upload bandwidth

... i'd say, if you want to share a few random things privately then an ftp server's your best bet.

other than that, no, you prolly shouldn't go there :)

It depends on what you are trying to serve
For web pages a web host is best
what kind of pipeline do you have?
I ran a FTP server for a while
If you make it public....It will get hacked.
Give more details
and we will be able to come up with a soultion.

i'm actually sitting on a wireless router, with cable internet... i was thinking of leaving my work laptop on during the day and taking advantage of the T3 connection too.. thats on a wireless router as well


i would like to host a small page maybe, with photos and some video... and maybe php

For a page you may be better off useing a web host
It's more reliable and many ISP's block port 80
for a free host ripway is excellant
http://www.ripway.com/
They have a good pay plan too
You could go the full route
and register your domain with godaddy
their hosting starts at less than $4.00 a month

If your ISP is not blocking port 80
and you still want to run a page
apache is the server best for free
http://www.apache.org/
It's tricky to set up, but very stable

another you may like is at
http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/
I like their FTP server
never used the web server

You can get a free redirect to your IP adress at
http://www.no-ip.com/
if you need it
my old cable company had static IP's
my new has dynamic IP's

http://www.xitami.com/download.htm

Nice, free and open source web server with a simple graphical console for those uninterested in editing weird configuration files.

Get a free redirect at http://www.dynip.com/. This will allow you to an address like aquafox.dynip.com you could give to people as your HTTP or FTP server address.

alpha phi - why do you make such a claim that an FTP server will get hacked if made public? I've had mine online for about 10 years now (hosted at home and on a major backbone) without any incidents. Yes the FTP protocol passes passwords back and forth in plaintext, but I hate to scare someone away from doing something like that nonetheless. There are a myriad of ways one could use to restrict access to those only AquaFox trusts.

http://support.jgaa.com/index.php

contains a free to use FTP server that has a graphical interface for you to configure it, for those who do not wish to edit configuration files by hand. Very thorough, secure and lots of help available.

There is a huge difference between public and restricted access :hmm:
Anyone with a kiddie script can crack FTP with public uploads allowed