The first service we will install is a web server because it is typically the main purpose for an Internet node. It is your “HTTP service” that establishes the network presence of a website and responds to browser requests. Fortunately, this is one of the easier services to set up.
You have many choices […]

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If the PC you have selected to be your “Internet Node” is not already hooked to the Internet, you should take the steps many other people have to get it permanently attached with a static IP address. Because of their reasonably high speed and low-cost, I recommend interfacing through either cable or DSL with either […]

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Okay, let’s get started. Remember, I am going to describe my actual approach and make more general comments to cover slightly different hardware and approaches. Please feel free to chime in by adding comments. (By the way, we have a few what-should-be-obvious rules for posting comments.)
The first step I took in setting […]

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Hello and Welcome! My name is “The Tarnz,” administrator and blogger ordinaire for DataPlex.com, so please bear with me as I get things bootstrapped and organized. Feel free to make comments and I will respond when appropriate. (Thank you!)
Over the past couple of years, I have set up a node on the Internet equipped with […]

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