Re: Newbie: Cisco 800-series - Access internal server via external IP, when using NAT?

Hi Jim,

I am aware of 2 ways to do this -
1. Use an "external reflector". EG for HTTP traffic this is an
external Web Server that you use as a "proxy" to reach the External
interface for your Web Server.
2. An internal DNS that resolves the WAN DNS Name to the internal IP
of the Server.


I'm not sure that either option is available to me, as it's just a
small LAN I'm running, but I guess Option 2 is not too dissimilar to
my current HOSTS solution.

You may be surprised at how easy it is to find something for Option 1,
I found it VERY easy down here in NZ. You can often even use your
local ISP's proxy for the task (many ISP's have a transparent proxy
anyway), its often just a case of "do they allow their own IP address
ranges to be the target of their proxy?" and "do they allow their
customers to run servers in this configuration".......;-). You could
even be real sneaky and also specifically target another ISP's proxy.
If you have a "local" community of users you may find they can answer
this for you.

Yes, Option 2 can be done using a simple "hosts" file. I actually have
both methods configured locally for access to my own Web Server behind
a Cisco 827.




Many thanks anyway, I'll keep digging.



Jim


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Peter from Auckland.
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