Re: [pfSense Support] Restrict a web site access by remote IP address block, gain access by VPN into that block?

2011-02-09 Thread Christoph Hanle
Hi Chuck, I have solved a similar situation by adding a Sonicwall SSL-VPN 200 behind the main firewall. For normal web access it acts like a reverse proxy over https with userauthentication and password, but no need to install extra software on the clients bye Christoph On 09.02.2011 05:50 Chuck

Re: [pfSense Support] Restrict a web site access by remote IP address block, gain access by VPN into that block?

2011-02-09 Thread Vick Khera
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Chuck Mariotti wrote: > Now the client wants to allow a few people access to the web site while at > home. Unfortunately, password protecting it is not an option. VPN access > seems to be the only options but I’m wondering what the best approach would > be. > > ssh

Re: [pfSense Support] Restrict a web site access by remote IP address block, gain access by VPN into that block?

2011-02-08 Thread Moshe Katz
We have experimented with a kind of "reverse captive portal" where logging in to another web site (temporarily) adds your IP to the list in pfSense. Maybe you could try something like that. Moshe On Tuesday, February 8, 2011, Chuck Mariotti wrote: > > I’m not sure how best to describe this situ

[pfSense Support] Restrict a web site access by remote IP address block, gain access by VPN into that block?

2011-02-08 Thread Chuck Mariotti
I'm not sure how best to describe this situation without it getting word. We have a number of servers behind a pfSense firewall at a datacenter. One of the servers is a web site that needs to be accessible only by computers on our client's network (also behind pfSense elsewhere)... This solution