If i'm running virtual hosts on LINUX, and they are IP-based, would I need a seperate router and phone line for each IP Address, or is there a work-around?
I'm, quite concerned as my router only points port 80 to one IP.
You seem to be runnin a box at home behind an ADSL or cable, isn't it?
If that's the matter, then you have no choise: either you use the webserver VirtualHosts name based, or you run a reverse proxy that, depending on the name received, forwards the connection to the private IP that you used to setup your web server.
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I actually am new to all this, I work in a Retail Support Company, and the boss wants to host multiple secure web-sites. Yes we only have a ADSL line lol.
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Hi Mike,
What people are kind of saying above is ADSL lines are not guaranteed circuits, no matter how much you pay for them, which makes it dangerous to host websites on ADSL.
Alternatives are Leased Lines to your office, or moving the hosting to a host in a datacentre, much like most of the members of this forum.
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1) you get 1 routable IP for each website
2) you have every website on different ports (example: 8443, 8444, 8445, etc)
3) you write your own proxy application where a user logs in, choosing which website to use (or hardwire it in the user profile) and from there on every request you get you mangle it and forward it to the correct website.
If you don't know how to configure a router for routing a subnet rather than a single IP then someone should really be doing that for you. Hosting on ADSL is a false economy IMHO (in *most* circumstances). You would be far better off getting a server with a professional company that has an ethernet connection to the internet (preferably multiple connections) then use the DSL line to shovel data to and from the server. Or even better, hire a consultant to show you how to do it all :-)
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So the general idea, is to upgrade the line, purchase more IP's and buy new hardware to route the new IP's? Is this about correct? Could anybody recommend some hardware?
It allows you to load balance multiple ADSL lines from different suppliers. We installed one into one of our customers sites recently and it works really well.
You still have the issue that if your local exchange goes down, all ADSL lines will go down, but it makes it a little more bullet proof.
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To be honest, give up on the idea of doing anything on DSL unless you've got a real time backup service running from a remote location. ADSL just isn't up to the job.
We have two DSL lines into our office. Both failed Tuesday evening for 17 hours because they're attached to the same DSLAM at the exchange. ie even when you think you're 'safe' things still go wrong.
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