ABE blocking local LAN systems identified by local DNS?

[Kumba]

I have several resources on my local LAN identified by DNS names running on a local DNS server. However, one of these services, which has software that uses a redirect, is getting blocked by ABE and I can't figure out what syntax to use to allow it.

Currently tried:

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Site LOCAL
Allow from LOCAL .internalserver
Deny

Where ".internalserver" is the name of my internal machine experiencing the problem. But this doesn't work. I even tried using the FQDN of that machine and still can't get it to work. The resource is also on port 8000, so I am not certain if ABE is getting confused by the port syntax on the URL.

Thoughts?

[Thrawn]

I have the same problem, reported at http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopi ... 23&t=10184. Do you see the same kind of message in Tools - Web Developer - Error Console?

[Giorgio Maone]

Could you please PM me the exact messages you get, the DNS records of each entry involved and any custom ABE rule/attempt you may currently have?
Thanks.

[Thrawn]

Success!

Could you try to change your LOCAL rule into

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Site LOCAL
Accept from LOCAL 
Accept from 161.143.xxx.xxx
Deny

?

LOCAL doesn't like to stay with other addresses in a from clause (I know, it should be documented).

Sorry, forgot all the redirections must be listed in the same Accept clause.
Please try

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Site LOCAL
Accept from LOCAL
Accept from localhost 161.143.xxx.xxx
Deny

That works! Thanks much .

So, the OP's rule should be something like:

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Site LOCAL
Accept from LOCAL
Accept from .internalsite
Deny

[GµårÐïåñ]

Interesting, good to know because my LOCAL on the same line as others has never been an issue. Now that's a head scratcher. Giorgio, is this something relatively new to ABE or been like this always?

[Thrawn]

Interesting, good to know because my LOCAL on the same line as others has never been an issue. Now that's a head scratcher. Giorgio, is this something relatively new to ABE or been like this always?

It doesn't usually cause trouble. You can still link from external sites to local ones. Looks like the problem only occurs if the local site then redirects you.

[finamenon]

After reading this thread over many times, and this one http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopi ... 23&t=10184, I still can not get ABE to stop blocking my redirects. I have an external domain that redirects to a site I host on the same network, but despite all attempts, it still won't let me use the redirect unless I manually type it in the browser. Anyone have any ideas?

[Thrawn]

After reading this thread over many times, and this one http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopi ... 23&t=10184, I still can not get ABE to stop blocking my redirects. I have an external domain that redirects to a site I host on the same network, but despite all attempts, it still won't let me use the redirect unless I manually type it in the browser. Anyone have any ideas?

What have you attempted?

If 'externalsite.com' redirects to 'localsite', then your rules should look like:

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Site localsite
Accept from LOCAL
Accept GET from externalsite.com
Deny

# Default rule
Site LOCAL
Accept from LOCAL
Deny

If 'externalsite.com' links to 'localsite/url1', which then redirects to 'localsite/url2', then your rules should look like:

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Site localsite
Accept from LOCAL
Accept GET from localsite externalsite.com

# Default rule
...

[finamenon]

After reading this thread over many times, and this one http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopi ... 23&t=10184, I still can not get ABE to stop blocking my redirects. I have an external domain that redirects to a site I host on the same network, but despite all attempts, it still won't let me use the redirect unless I manually type it in the browser. Anyone have any ideas?

What have you attempted?

If 'externalsite.com' redirects to 'localsite', then your rules should look like:

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Site localsite
Accept from LOCAL
Accept GET from externalsite.com
Deny

# Default rule
Site LOCAL
Accept from LOCAL
Deny

If 'externalsite.com' links to 'localsite/url1', which then redirects to 'localsite/url2', then your rules should look like:

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Site localsite
Accept from LOCAL
Accept GET from localsite externalsite.com

# Default rule
...

The second method did it. Thank you