Web access

I downloaded and installed the ACGI Script and ACGI Dispatcher but when I try to connect, I get an error message "... cannot connect to the server...". Would this have anything to do because I'm on a router?

thanks

[matt (support)]

Can you get web pages at all to come up -- is your web sharing not working at all, or just the Indigo portion of it?

Aaaaah.
Turning ON 'Personal Web Sharing' makes a big difference.
It would be nice to have a bit more security built-in, like asking for a password to access it.
Will Indigo have web access built-in eventually, instead of using 'Dispatcher'? I thought I saw this on the wish list and as a possible feature in a future version of Indigo.

thanks again

[matt (support)]

It would be nice to have a bit more security built-in, like asking for a password to access it.

It can do this. At the heart of personal file sharing is the Apache web server which supports a plethora of different features. You'll want to add a .htaccess file to password protect a directory (or the entire site). Try a Google search on ".htaccess tutorial" for information on how to set this up. There are probably some GUI OS X applications that will create .htaccess files automatically for you, so you might also want to search on VersionTracker.com.

Will Indigo have web access built-in eventually, instead of using 'Dispatcher'?

Very likely.

Regards,
Matt

This works when trying it from another computer on the local network but not from another computer on the internet. I'm using a router, Asanté. Would I nead to open a port on the router?

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[matt (support)]

This works when trying it from another computer on the local network but not from another computer on the internet. I'm using a router, Asanté. Would I nead to open a port on the router?

Yes, presuming your router is using NAT (it probably is), you'll need to open port 80 or turn on port forwarding to that computer (port 80).

Regards,
Matt