NetFilter
[Top] [All Lists]

RE: iptables: hide the real web server from users

To: <netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
Subject: RE: iptables: hide the real web server from users
From: "Robert LeBlanc" <robert@leblancnet.us>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:43:15 -0700
Delivered-to: sp-com-lists@consult.net
Delivered-to: netfilter-list1@securepoint.com
In-reply-to: <9255886c0702140508m53568059k728056f9fe10c8b8@mail.gmail.com>
List-archive: </pipermail/netfilter>
List-help: <mailto:netfilter-request@lists.netfilter.org?subject=help>
List-id: General discussion and user questions <netfilter.lists.netfilter.org>
List-post: <mailto:netfilter@lists.netfilter.org>
List-subscribe: <https://lists.netfilter.org/mailman/listinfo/netfilter>, <mailto:netfilter-request@lists.netfilter.org?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe: <https://lists.netfilter.org/mailman/listinfo/netfilter>, <mailto:netfilter-request@lists.netfilter.org?subject=unsubscribe>
Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org
Thread-index: AcdQOUjL5rM0EFL+R4qamujsDNGJRQADQ9SA
Thread-topic: iptables: hide the real web server from users
Squid would also do this for you.

Robert LeBlanc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org [mailto:netfilter-
> bounces@lists.netfilter.org] On Behalf Of Rodrigo Montoro (Sp0oKeR)
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:08 AM
> To: Tim Perton
> Cc: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
> Subject: Re: iptables: hide the real web server from users
> 
>    I don' t think iptables is your best option for that.
>    Try mod_security, mod_rewrite or apache proxy .
> 
> Regards,
> 
> On 2/14/07, Tim Perton <grpanosgr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Dear friends,
> > I have a web server running on system B. I run my main
> > services to System B but I do not want my users to
> > talk to system B directly.
> > So I have another server (System A) in a differrent
> > ISP & a completely different C class IP address like
> > below:
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > --- System A (IP=a.b.c.d) ---
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > --- System B (IP=e.f.g.h) ---
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > System A runs iptables(redhat EL4).
> >
> > I want my users to do a request like
> > http://a.b.c.d/1.php and then machine A to make the
> > same request to System B, get the results and send
> > them back to the user transparently.
> > Practically System A to act as an intermediatery to
> > the real machine (System B).
> >
> > Any idea on how to do this?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tim Perton
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
__
> __________
> > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate
> > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A.
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> =====================
>  Rodrigo Ribeiro Montoro
> Desenvolvedor BRMAlinux
>   spooker@brc.com.br
>        RHCE/LPIC-I
> =====================



<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>