web server behind a NAT

[bluedragon2]

I am running standalone tomcat on a Solaris server that sits behind a NAT router. What do I need to add (to the server.xml file?) that will allow users on the other side of the NAT to be able to surf to it?

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[lgarner]

I don't think anything's required. I just checked ours (Tomcat on Linux) and it's just listening on 8080 and works fine.

 

[bluedragon2]

When I try to access the page on the outside of the NAT using the NAT'ed address, the browser shows it is waiting for the unNATed address...

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[sleipnir214]

It sounds to me like there is something not quite right with your NAT configuration.

The device performing the NAT operation should edit the packets going through so that the destination is your private address.


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[bluedragon2]

No, the NAT is just a pass through and works for older apache servers. This tomcat server is getting the request from the outside, but something just isn't right with the tomcat setup. I found this information at

http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/apachebasic.htm

but I do not think his solution is quite what I am looking for, if it is, I am not sure how to apply it. This is my first time working with tomcat so I am learning as I go.

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[sleipnir214]

How are you accessing the server? By IP or by domain name?


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[bluedragon2]

IP

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[sleipnir214]

Then your browser will send HTTP headers that read, in part:

GET /some/uri HTTP/1.1
Host: your.external.ip.address
.
.
.

Apache will only care about the "Host:" header when there is more than one site on a single IP address. Tomcat, I believe, is a little more picky.




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[bluedragon2]

Here is what my server.xml connector looks like:

<Connector className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteConnector"
port="80" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75"
enableLookups="true" redirectPort="443"
acceptCount="100" debug="0" connectionTimeout="20000"
useURIValidationHack="false" disableUploadTimeout="true" />


<!-- Note : To disable connection timeouts, set connectionTimeout value to -1 -->


<!-- Define a SSL Coyote HTTP/1.1 Connector on the standard https
port. -->

<Connector className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteConnector"
port="443" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75"
enableLookups="true"
acceptCount="100" debug="0" scheme="https" secure="true"
useURIValidationHack="false" disableUploadTimeout="true">
<Factory className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteServerSocketFactory"
keystoreFile=".keystore"
clientAuth="false" protocol="TLS" />
</Connector>


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