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External IP shows as internal DMZ IP when using "Remote_Host" HTTP variable

As per the subject really

On my old FW (not Sophos) I used to allow access to pages internally (to our network) by checking the remote host http variable. This would give the users external (in the case of an external IP) or the internal (192.168.0.x) of an internal user. So I could lock out pages to external users

With Sophos UTM9 installed the remote_host is always shown as the DMZ IP address - 192.168.1.1. Therefore my apparantly secure pages are now visible externally

Is there a way to make this work as it used to? I can't see that NATing will help me in anyway

 

 

 

 

 



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  • Hi, Mike, and welcome to the UTM Community!

    I'm not following your description.  Without a proxy, the only way an External access can traverse the UTM to an internal IP is with a DNAT.  Please show a simple diagram of your topology with IPs noted, perhaps noting what was able to access what that you hadn't intended.

    Cheers - Bob

     
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  • I couldn't have made myself clear

    I have:

    Cable Modem -> UTM -> Green Network (NIC2) and also -> DMZ Network (NIC3)

    I have a webserver on the DMZ

     

    Everything work fine, but

    I have code on that server that checks the Remote IP of someone browsing. With the Sophos UTM it always show that remote IP as the UTM's NIC address (ie 192.168.1.1). I want the server to see the ACTUAL external IP address of the browsing user, because I have code on the server that allows access to the INTERNAL network users. Because the UTM is saying everyone is coming from 192.168.1.1 this exposes secret parts of my network (some web pages) to the whole internet

    Is there a way to do this?

  • Please show a picture of your NAT rule open in Edit mode, or should we move this thread to the Webserver Protection forum?

    Cheers - Bob

     
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  • Maybe that is where I am going wrong as I do not have any NAT rules for what I want to achieve. I can't see how they could work for want I want to do

     

    I DO have these NAT rules

    Full DNAT on Any -> POP3 SSL -> External WAN [www.mycompany.com] (Address) -> SNAT to Green Address. DNAT -> mail.mycompany.com

     

    and

    Full DNAT on Any -> SMPT SSL -> External WAN [www.mycompany.com] (Address) -> SNAT to Green Address. DNAT -> mail.mycompany.com

    This allows my e-mail to work

     

    Under masquerading I have

    Green (Network) -> External WAN -> www.mycompany.com

    DMZ (Network) -> External WAN -> www.mycompany.com

     

    What my web server (on the DMZ) is seeing, is any external request from a web browser, as coming from the DMZ NIC address - 192.168.1.1. I want the web server to see the real IP address of the external browser

  • Hi Mike,

    I think your query states that you see the traffic coming from DMZ interface IP address instead of the actual remote IP address? Show us a picture of the DNAT rule configured to host the internal server.

    Thanks

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  • There is no DNAT rule. The only rules I have are shown above

     

    I have a firewall rule for the web server

    www.mycompany.com, HTTP and HTTPS -> Any

    I also have

    www.mycompany.com, DNS -> Any

     

    I also have a web application firewall rule

    www.mycompany.com

    Type: Encrypted (HTTPS), Redirection enabled

    Domains: www.mycompany.com

    Site Path / 192.168.1.x

    Profile: Basic Protection

    Advanced: Pass Host Header

     

    I need Pass Host Header otherwise the site doesn't work

  • Mike, please show pictures.  We all work better with raw data.

    Cheers - Bob

     
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  • Not wanting to be "funny" or anything but I don't see how pictures will help. I have told you what rules I have. I don't see how these rules affect what I want to happen anyway

    I'm obviously missing the point

    Putting it another way then, what NAT rule do I need to make, to make the UTM show the external client's IP to the webserver?

  • No problem, Mike.  I've answered thousands of questions here over the last ten years and the requested pictures would quickly fill in the missing details that you didn't realize you needed to specify.

    Cheers - Bob

     
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