Need suggestions for demo'ing client work securely

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

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> Basically, I'm looking for suggestions for demo'ing client work that's
more secure than simply opening up port 80. And I'd like to assume that
there could be more than one client in the future so it should be something
that could be repeated "n" times.
>
> I have a Suse 9.3 box running behind a Linksys WRT54GS. My ISP is Comcast.
> My skills are mainly web development (12 years) not administration
although I've been using and working in *nix for that same period of time.
>

JK,

If you're a Comcast customer, I wouldn't attempt to host any kind of
website, even if SSL: Comcast has been blocking port 80 on a random basis,
and there's no telling if/when you'll get cut off, because it happened to
me.

I'll echo the other comments: just find a provider who supports your
software. The easiest way to do that is to have a development area on your
client's machine, with appropriate security to keep out the curious.

HTH.

Bill Horne

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