From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 11:50:43 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9B5D37B401 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:50:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web40610.mail.yahoo.com (web40610.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.78.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 354E243FBF for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:50:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from deesto@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030626185043.82750.qmail@web40610.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [143.48.14.233] by web40610.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:50:43 PDT Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:50:43 -0700 (PDT) From: John DeStefano To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Mask IP:port with Domain Name X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:50:44 -0000 In order to solve some IP/port resolution issues, I registered a domain at godaddy.com on the advice of a few people on this list. Seems like a nice interface, decent service, and a great price. My question is on what I assume to be IP masking. When someone punches in my domain name to reach the web site running on FBSD, their browser's address field (well, actually it's the DNS doing it) instantly translates the domain name into my actual IP address and port number. This is alarming for security reasons, as well as relatives who know nothing about technology asking inane questions about the disappearing web site name. I have searched the handbook, archives, even apache docs, but I can't find any information regarding how to get this to happen on my FBSD (assuming I'm searching on the correct terms?). Of course, godaddy.com offers a masking service for an additional fee, but then what was once a bargain wouldn't be much of a bargain any longer. Thanks, John --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!