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Eleanor M

I have DSL and was wondering if this allows me to publish my website. I have
also windows xp and understand that it is equipped with information server.

Best Regards,
EMoorhead
 
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Steve Easton

Yes you can publish your website using a DSL line.

If you have Windows XP Professional it comes with IIS ( Internet Information
Server) but you need to install it from the XP disk using Add Remove
Programs > Add Windows Components.

If by publishing your website, you mean making it available from your
computer using IIS, there are two things to consider:

1. Many ISPs will not allow "serving" a web site using a subscriber line.
2. Security is a huge issue, you could very easily have your website hacked
doing it that way.


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Dan G

Many DSL's also do not provide a static IP.


Steve Easton said:
Yes you can publish your website using a DSL line.

If you have Windows XP Professional it comes with IIS ( Internet Information
Server) but you need to install it from the XP disk using Add Remove
Programs > Add Windows Components.

If by publishing your website, you mean making it available from your
computer using IIS, there are two things to consider:

1. Many ISPs will not allow "serving" a web site using a subscriber line.
2. Security is a huge issue, you could very easily have your website hacked
doing it that way.


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
.......................with a computer
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Eleanor M

What I should have said was that there is a DSL modem router with a static IP
address. Could this be used as the IP address for the IIS.
 
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Dan G

Your IP is assigned by your ISP, not the modem. You need to talk to them,
most can make this available at an extra fee.
 
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Steve Easton

No.

You really, really don't want to try and host your web site on your own machine using IIS.

Yes it can be done, but it is not a good idea.
IIS running on a Desktop is a minimized version of the genuine "sever version," and is
really intended for web site development purposes.


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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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