Accessing an internally hosted site via it's external IP

[The_KiD]

We have a web server hosted on our internal network, that we need our sales reps to be able to access via the external IP even when they are on internal network.

Obviously they cant do this normally as it means they are going out on and trying to contact the same IP they are leaving the network on.

How can I get round this ? someone mentioned that using an external proxy would make it work, but I am unsure what they mean and they didnt provide any further info.

 

[The_KiD]

The reason is our sales reps willbe using our new website from internally, but they will browse to the url like everyone else, which is fine, then click the client login button, which then takes them to the internally hosted server.

The link is done as an IP i.e http://81.82.83.84, so this section doesnt work when our sales reps come to use it.

I will have a look for the free proxy stuff thanks.

 

[The_KiD]

If you try to access this IP address from home, can you acces it? Is it just being blocked by a firewall/not forwarded to the internal server?

Can access it from anywhere just not internally.

As tolien said it's to do with most routers not supporting this "loopback" thing where you cant go out and come back in at the IP you went out on.

I dont fully understand it, but have seen it before.

 

[The_KiD]

We have a managed network with an external company who have now told us that it wouldnt be possible for this to happen on their kit.

Thanks for the help anyways!