I am just learning about apache and web design and have a question about the log file. I am playing around with a server that is behind a router (NAT) and when I view the log file, all of the connection addresses are coming from my router's ip address (which makes sense). But I am wondering if there is a way around this so that even though I am behind a NAT I would be able to see the external ip address of users who connect rather than my router's private address.
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Apache log behind NAT
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No. If your router is translating the addresses, then the actual addresses don't exist on your network. Your server never sees them.
This is kind of unusual, though. Normally NAT translates your server's address to the world, not the other way around. Maybe your NAT configuration can be changed.
This is kind of unusual, though. Normally NAT translates your server's address to the world, not the other way around. Maybe your NAT configuration can be changed.
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