RE: [cobalt-users] Qube 2 on the internet

["Bob Noordam" <mac@xxxxxxxx>]

> Onderwerp: [cobalt-users] Qube 2 on the internet
>
> Hi everyone.
> I've just joined this group today.
> I've also just bought a great little Qube2.
>
> A few questions, can I use this on the internet without a
> problem (to serve basic webpages using its built in
> webserver)? If its sat behind my home router which has a
> firewall on it. I can then set that router/firewall to
> forward traffic on port 80 to the qube2.
>
> I currently have the following installed:
>
> Cobalt OS Release 4.0
> Cobalt Qube2 Update Release 1.0
> Shell History Patch Release 1.1
>
> Is there a major problem with doing this for my qube?
> Will it be hacked quickly?
>
> cheers
> And.
>


Having only port 80 open, will make you only vurnerable to apache problems
(the webserver). Anyway, before putting it online apply all patches to the
machine. You can find them, and the installation order here;

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=cobalt/qube2.eng&nav=patchpag
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Bob.