[Tfug] Opening up HTTP Server behind OBSD firewall

[Brian Murphy]

Quoting George Cohn <gwcohn at simplybits.net>:
> On a related topic, I have a server behind my dsl connection.  I have 
> a dsl router that uses NAT.  I had to open port 80 to internal ip 
> address 192.168.254.10 to be able to access my web server from 
> outside.
>
> Now I want to add a second web server on ip 192.168.254.8 to handle a 
> special project.
>
> Since my router only allows me to send http requests to one internal 
> ip address, how do I route external http reqests to the second server?
>
> Both boxes are running Debian Sarge.


You have to either use virtual hosts on the first box or run the second
web server on an alternate port.

Brian

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