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December 3, 2011 at 10:06 AM
haunstm

How to access a computer / web server behind a firewall?

by haunstm . Updated 14 years, 6 months ago

I apologize if I post this to the wrong forum. I’m new here.
This is my network situation:

http://www.fagotten.org/hansb/NetworkIllustration.jpg

I am looking for ways to access:

(1) my (own) web server (with IIS 6/Apache) (HTTP)
(2) my IP/Network cam (RTSP)

from my smartphone (3) from “Internet”. I am a professional .NET-system developer but my networking skills are very poor.

My problem is that there are obstacles: i e an evil firewall (4)… Since my own web server (1) and IP/Network cam (2) are behind it (4), I have absolutely no idea how to reach them from my smart phone (3) from Internet.
My ISP doesn’t allow port forwarding, but I know that there is a Socks5 server which I can reach at port 1080. I believe that I can use it for my purposes somehow?

My question:
Is it possible to reach my own web server at all from outside the firewall? How? Are there any other solutions for me except for changing my ISP?

With best regards,
Hans

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