Specifying the From Host

You can restrict access to the Administration Server or to your web site based on which computer the request comes from.

• The Anyplace field allows access to all users and systems

• The Only From field allows you to restrict access to specific Host Names or IP Addresses

If you select the Only From option, enter a wildcard pattern or a comma-separated list in the Host Names or IP Addresses fields. Restricting using hostname is more flexible than by IP address: if a user’s IP address changes, you will not need to update this list. Restricting by IP address, however, is more reliable: if a DNS lookup fails for a connected client, hostname restriction cannot be used.

You can only use the * wildcard notation for wildcard patterns that match the computers’ host names or IP addresses. For example, to allow or deny all computers in a specific domain, you would enter a wildcard pattern that matches all hosts from that domain, such as *.sun.com. You can set different hostnames and IP addresses for superusers accessing the Administration Server.

For hostnames, the * must replace an entire component of the name. That is, *.sun.com is acceptable, but *users.sun.com is not. When the * appears in a hostname, it must be the left-most character. For example, *.sun.com is acceptable, but users.*.com is not.

For the IP address, the * must replace an entire byte in the address. For example, 198.95.251.* is acceptable, but 198.95.251.3* is not acceptable. When the * appears in an IP address, it must be the right-most character. For example, 198.* is acceptable, but 198.*.251.30 is not acceptable.