Multi-homed web server

• US 20060015628A1
• Filed: 06/16/2005
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher D. Coley, Ralph E. Wesinger Jr
• Original Assignee: Christopher D. Coley, Ralph E. Wesinger Jr
• Inventors: Coley, Christopher D., Wesinger, Ralph E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/155,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20060015628A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/42 using separate channels for security data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2521 Translation architectures other than single NAT servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/256 NAT traversal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/164 Adaptation or special uses of UDP protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A multi-homed Web server is disclosed. The Web server may be embodied within a single physical machine that is configured to host a plurality of virtual hosts, where each of said virtual hosts appears as a distinct host to users of the Internet. The single physical machine may further include a corresponding configuration sub-file associated with each of the virtual hosts. Each of the configuration sub-files is linked to a master configuration file.

Claims

1. A multi-homed Web server comprising:

a plurality of virtual hosts operable within a single physical machine, each of said virtual hosts appearing as a distinct host to users of the Internet;

each of said plurality of virtual hosts having a corresponding configuration sub-file, each of said configuration sub-files being linked to a master configuration file.

2. The multi-homed Web server of claim 1, wherein said master configuration file comprises a defaults file for providing extensibility to the Web server.

3. The multi-homed Web server of claim 2, wherein the defaults file is compiled as part of the Web server to define the functionality of the Web server.

4. The multi-homed Web server of claim 1, wherein said configuration files may be used to enable or disable different functions for each host.

5. The multi-homed Web server of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of virtual hosts further comprises a corresponding log file.

6. The multi-homed Web server of claim 5, wherein information regarding incoming access requests for each of said plurality of virtual hosts are stored in said corresponding log file.

7. A multi-homed Web server comprising:

virtual host means operable within a single physical machine, the virtual host means appearing as a distinct host to users of the Internet;

configuration sub-file means operable with said virtual host means; and

master configuration means linked to said configuration sub-file means.

8. The multi-homed Web server of claim 7, wherein said master configuration file means further comprises a defaults file means for providing extensibility to the Web server.

9. The multi-homed Web server of claim 8, wherein the defaults file is compiled as part of the Web server to define the functionality of the Web server.

10. The multi-homed Web server of claim 7, wherein said configuration sub-file means further comprise means for enabling or disabling different functions for each host.

11. The multi-homed Web server of claim 7, wherein each of said plurality of virtual hosts further comprises a corresponding log file means.

12. The multi-homed Web server of claim 11, further comprising means for storing information regarding incoming access requests.

13. A multi-homed Web server comprising:

a single physical machine configured to host a plurality of virtual hosts, each of said virtual hosts appearing as a distinct host to users of the Internet;

the single physical machine further comprising a corresponding configuration sub-file associated with each of said plurality of virtual hosts; and

wherein each of said configuration sub-files is linked to a master configuration file.

14. The multi-homed Web server of claim 13, wherein said master configuration file comprises a defaults file for providing extensibility to the Web server.

15. The multi-homed Web server of claim 14, wherein the defaults file is compiled as part of the Web server to define the functionality of the Web server.

16. The multi-homed Web server of claim 13, wherein said configuration files may be used to enable or disable different functions for each host.

17. The multi-homed Web server of claim 13, wherein each of said plurality of virtual hosts further comprises a corresponding log file.

18. The multi-homed Web server of claim 17, wherein information regarding incoming access requests for each of said plurality of virtual hosts are stored in said corresponding log file.