ip restricted web application

Greetings:

I work with a web application that restricts logons from everywhere
but the computers at my workplace. However, I'd also like to use the
web application from home. I'm wondering if there are any methods of
allowing me to access that IP-restricted web application from my home
computer.

Regards,

Shuo Xiang

Shuo Xiang <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I work with a web application that restricts logons from everywhere
> but the computers at my workplace. However, I'd also like to use the
> web application from home. I'm wondering if there are any methods of
> allowing me to access that IP-restricted web application from my home
> computer.

You'd have to ask whoever is maintaining that server and your network. They
may be willing to open up a hole in the IP ACLs for your home network, or there
may also be a VPN solution available. Either way, this is really a question
of policy, not technology.

--
Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu
WPI Network Engineer
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On 5 Apr 2005, Shuo Xiang <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I work with a web application that restricts logons from everywhere
> but the computers at my workplace. However, I'd also like to use the
> web application from home. I'm wondering if there are any methods of
> allowing me to access that IP-restricted web application from my home
> computer.

First you would need to be able to access some way to access the server
from home (port opened on firewall with server on internet IP, or
forwarded its private IP, or VPN|ssh tunnel to network).

Then assuming your web app's capabilities, you could limit its access to
intranet IP range, or require server authentication if outside of that
range. For example, see apache docs for "Order", "require", "Satisfy"
and related links.