I am using IIS 8 with Windows 8.1 for the purposes of tesing scripts written for PHP 5.5.11. I tried unsuccessfully to find out how to disable remote access to my web server or if remote access is disbled by default. Is remote access disabled by default? If not, how do I disable it. My intended use is to be able to load websites locally on my computer throughhttp://localhost/ and to prevent any other access. Additionally, I would greatly appreciate a link to some article that might have information in regards to using IIS 8 for a test server, written for a beginner audience.
When I upgraded to a Windows 8 computer from Windows 7, I switched from using Apache to IIS. I know my way around Apache well enough to feel comfortable and secure, but IIS is completely new to me.