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Resolved Best simple webserver for WinXP SP3...

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by batsona, 2012/01/28.

  1. 2012/01/28
    batsona

    batsona Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I think I made a bad decision in downloading and installing IIS Express 7.5. It seems to only run when you start it in a DOS prompt; it doesn't run as a service, and I cant figure out how to configure it (It doesn't configure itself inside an MMC console, like full-blown IIS)

    Anyway, I want to run MRTG on my WinXP SP3 system, and for this, I need a quickie, simple webserver to serve the pages that MRTG creates.

    What's the recommendation for the 'worlds simplest webserver' for WInXP SP3? **it must run as a service**, so I don't need to stay logged in all the time...
     
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  2. 2012/01/29
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    You don't need a Web server to use MRTG unless you want others to be able to view the graphs. It will generate the Web pages, which you can then just open in any installed Web browser.
    The MRTG 2.17.4 Windows Installation Guide

    If you really want to run a Web server, then just install Apache.
     
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    batsona

    batsona Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks -- Yep, I can do this, but in order to get to my home MRTG server from work, I'd rather tunnel in, and look at the pages over port 80, versus having to map a drive, or run an FTP server, to get the pages into my browser while I'm at work. It's easier to make the MRTG content 'available' to more places if I run a webserver. The Apache page for Windows looks like it has lots of info, thanks!
     
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  5. 2012/01/29
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    You won't be able to use port 80 because your ISP filters that port to prevent residential customers from running Web servers. You'll have to configure the server to listen on a different port and then configure the router port forwarding using the LAN IP address of the computer running the server.

    I run my apache server on port 8090 and access it using xx.xx.xx.xx:8090. Best to set a static LAN IP address for that computer, else port forwarding will eventually break.
     
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  6. 2012/02/25
    batsona

    batsona Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I found that I can use Microsoft IIS on WinXP Professional -- I didn't know that. This really solves my problem. --just need a bit more RAM to continue, but that's my issue...
     
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