How 2 forward external Domain request to internal server(s)

paulfred · Feb 7, 2007, 11:20 PM

Hi everyone,

I am new to pfsense and this forum – and Linux Firewalls in general. Is it possible and how - two forward external domains/requests, such as "subdomain1.domain.tld" to forward to Server 1 and "subdomain2.domain.tld" within the local Lan?

subdomain1.domain.tld = is a Windows 2003 SBS Premium
subdomain2.domain.tld = is a Windows 2003 Standard, hosting Citrix Access Essentials

How can this be done?

I know that 2003 SBS Premium is coming with ISA2004. I used to run Isa before – but it is simply to much on one machine. So due to performance issues and to get experience in Linux firewalls I would like to go for pfsense.

Any tip or hint is welcome and appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Cheers,
Alexander

hoba · Feb 18, 2007, 7:46 PM

This is not doable unless you have 2 public IPs and resolve each hostname to one of the IPs. You then can use a virtual IP for the second host and forward it to a different location.

jeroen234 · Feb 18, 2007, 8:56 PM

pfsense is not linux its bsd

paulfred · Feb 20, 2007, 7:08 PM

@jeroen234:

pfsense is not linux its bsd

Hi Jeroen,

as I stated bevore - I am usually talking "Windows" and nothing else. What I am doing right now is to extend my horizont - therefore I am looking left and right and discover new/other possibilities.

Please excuse my stupid remark -> Linux. I sould like a noob - a while talking "Non-Windows" I am one.

Regards,
Alexander

paulfred · Feb 20, 2007, 7:10 PM

@hoba:

This is not doable unless you have 2 public IPs and resolve each hostname to one of the IPs. You then can use a virtual IP for the second host and forward it to a different location.

Hi Hoba,

thank you for your reply. Yes, I have 4 external IPs. So that makes my live easier.

Regards,
Alexander