Can't access Webserver Externally on new port

daylightasunder

I have been trying to get a specific webpage hosted on our internal webserver to be accessible externally. I use pfSense for my firewall and it seems to be passing the request as the log file shows it passing the external request to the internal server address.

I have configured this specific external website on port 12345 (as example) by adding
Listen 12345 to the apache config
I then added
NameVirtualHost *:12345

<virtualhost *:12345="">DocumentRoot /var/www/site
ServerName internal.server.name
ServerAlias site site.server.name:12345 external_IP</virtualhost>

I have also added a DNS entry to make site.server.name point to external_IP which resolves properly

Internally I can access the site by typing internal.server.name. Externally, I have tried to access using external_IP:12345 and site.server.name:12345 and both give me a page can not be displayed.

Nat rule is as follows
No RDR not checked
Interface : WAN
Protocal TCP
Source (any/all)
Destination: Wan_IP, PORT :12345
Redirect: Internal_Webserver_IP
Redirect Port: 12345
Description : Name
No XMLPRC unchecked
NAt Reflection : Default
Filter Rule: Create and will follow

Rule
Action : Pass
Interface: WAN
TCP Ver : 4
Protocol TCP
Source: Any
Destination: Internal Webserver Address
Port : 12345
Log: Checked

In the firewall log I see the firewall passing( Green Arrow): WAN : MyIP:random_port : internal_webserver:12345 : TCP:S

Is there something I'm missing? Or some suggestions as how to troubleshoot this problem? I have looked at the Apache log files and don't see any access to them when trying to access externally, but do see them serving information out when in the local instance.

Thanks :) Any help is greatly appreciated

viragomann

I have looked at the Apache log files and don't see any access to them when trying to access externally, but do see them serving information out when in the local instance.

That looks like there is your local firewall blocking external access.

daylightasunder

@viragomann:

I have looked at the Apache log files and don't see any access to them when trying to access externally, but do see them serving information out when in the local instance.

That looks like there is your local firewall blocking external access.

Took a look at the machine and
/etc/apache2/iptables -L

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

UFW is disabled.

If those are all the firewalls in the Webserver machine.

daylightasunder

It ended up being that the webserver had a different gateways then the pfSense one. It would forward the information and then not get back to the same place. Thanks for the help.