[EdLUG] [edlug] Unable to connect to webserver behind router

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

On 01/06/15 15:37, Edinburgh Linux Users Group wrote:
> On 01/06/15 12:20, Norrie McKinley wrote:
>> Hi all, Happy new year!
>> I wonder if anyone can suggest where to look for clues as to why I can't
>> connect to a webserver behind an ADSL router?
> 
>> I ran tcpdump on the server and captured traffic on port 80 going to the
>> logger both directly (via port forwarding to the device) and also via the tunnel.
> 
> Does the logger know how to route packets back?  You need to set the default
> gateway on the logger back to the router.

If for some reason you can't do that because the logger doesn't have that
setting (and you haven't discovered how to hack it) then you can set up a
reverse proxy on your web server.  It many ways it's a better option.  It's
easier to control access rights for a start!

Dick

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Dick Middleton
dick at fouter.net