Allowing connections outside of LAN

[ben1996123]

Yay it works

Only thing that's concerning me now is... is the connection safe? I've had to allow port 1234 to connect through my antivirus and firewall, and there's no password on the server. Is there a simple way of adding a password to the server so I can just tell the password to whoever I want to be able to connect?

[prof.ebral]

Once a client connects they are connected. The password method would limit their functionality until the correct password is sent by the client. Just force the client into a password loop until they send the correct password and then disconnect them after failed atempts.

For an added security layer you can create a 'too many attempts' feature that prevents an IP from going past the listening method if they have attempted too many passwords. I'd probably use an XML file for this so you can store the IP and a time stamp, and when a connection attempt is made run a check on their IP and if it is found close the connection. Using a similar feature you could allow IPs to bypass the password method for a limited time.

[ben1996123]

Once a client connects they are connected. The password method would limit their functionality until the correct password is sent by the client. Just force the client into a password loop until they send the correct password and then disconnect them after failed atempts.

For an added security layer you can create a 'too many attempts' feature that prevents an IP from going past the listening method if they have attempted too many passwords. I'd probably use an XML file for this so you can store the IP and a time stamp, and when a connection attempt is made run a check on their IP and if it is found close the connection. Using a similar feature you could allow IPs to bypass the password method for a limited time.

Ok, thanks for all the help