> Hi there,
>
> I have an activex script which loads up an xml file over http and
> transforms the results into a table held on the database.
>
> I'm not sure of all the technical nitty gritty (neither are the
> admins..) so hopefully someone here can help with my problem..
>
> The problem is, I would like the server which serves (!) the xml page
> to limit connections to just the database server, and myself..
> probably this will be done by limiting to the ip address.
>
> I'm told the database connects to the web through a proxy.. and this
> confuses the server as to which ip address the request is coming from.
> Is it possible to force the server to make a direct connection to the
> page that is serving the xml?
>
> Any other suggestions considered..
>
> Thank you,
> Chris