Subsonic Forum

I have just installed Windows Home Server 2011 at home and moved my music collection (300GB) over there. I then installed 4.4 and noticed as I was setting up port forwarding on my router that https was available.

I like the https idea, but a bit anxious about opening up port 443. Is this what is required through port forwarding. Then do you shut down the other port?

Instructions anywhere? I am a bit of a security freak and what to understand the details.

[Edit: I also found a post on Server 2003 and posted my query there, not sure where it should be, but seems you make need a thread on WHS 2011]

For the 200th time...

WHS uses ports 80, 443, and 4125 and automatically sets them up in your router during installation to facilitate the remote access features native to WHS. That's one of the reasons that my installation guide, which has been posted so often that I hesitate to post it again, says that you should never use ports 80 or 443 for Subsonic.

If you're not familiar with search, just click on my username in any post to bring up my profile and then click on "find all posts by GJ51"

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How incredibly offensive.

If you are tired of repeating yourself for "the 200th time" then here are some simple suggestions...

1) Stop replying and let someone else do it.
2) Post a direct link to your "FAQ" in your signature and simply reply with "Answer in Sig"
3) Or just reply with a linked "go here" message.

I totally feel your pain. I get really irritated when people come to a forum and rather than take 10 seconds to search for a solution to their problem, they simply post the same question many have already posted before them.

The day I completely changed my tune and stopped getting mouthy with "newbs" was the day I showed my dear old grandmother the wonders of the "Interweb" and realized that there are plenty of young kids and little old ladies out there trying to make sense of this vast virtual realm we take for granted. Had someone replied to my granny's question with a diatribe rant like I see above, I'd have completely gone off on them...

So anyway, since showing my grandmother around the web, I have never lost my temper, except maybe when I see replies to innocent requests for help like this one.

I'm not trying to be a troll, or launch a personal attack. I see by many of your posts that you are genuinely helpful to a lot of people. I'm just offering another perspective. And, for the record, I searched for your name and after 30 minutes of scrolling and browsing, still did not find any direct answer that you implied above would be simple to find by searching for your posts. With over 1,300 posts by you, the "needle in a haystack" idea comes to mind.

On the other hand, thank you very much for the time you have taken many, many times here to help people.

EDIT: Note that this is my very first post here. I felt that strongly I had to reply to this as my very first post...