Q: Calendar not on Wan side available
Dear Apple technicians,
Since a few days I have a Mac Mini with OS X Server in my home With El Capitan (version 10.11.2) and OS X Server (version 5.0.15). And to be short... How do you setup the Calendar for access on the WAN-side? I opened port 8008 and 8443, and directed them to my Mac mini. Nothing.. Only accessible from the LAN.
Even when I put the server in the DMZ it isn't accessible from the WAN. When I activate let's say, Messages or Contacts, the services are accessible from the WAN...
Do you guys have a solution for this??
Merry Christmas
Chas
Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X Server
Posted on Dec 24, 2015 9:51 AM
Chasjazzez wrote:
I think it has something to do with DNS. From the outside (WAN) I can connect with a OS X Server account to my hostname (server.example.com) But when I'm in my local network (where the server is standing) I have to use the local hostname.
Maybe a different topic, but does any know how to get your hostname working within it's own local network?
You're looking to implement use what's called split-horizon DNS, and what are called views. This works, but views are past the ability of the local Server.app user interface. But since you're likely not serving public DNS from these servers, you can avoid all that and set up your internal DNS using the same domain and host names, with internal IP addresses. This does mean you will have to track changes across two pools of DNS servers; across your internal DNS servers and the external DNS servers being used by your DNS registrar. FWIW, I generally use a separate domain inside and outside, or a subdomain of a real and registered domain inside. Externally visible names are thus different from internally-visible names, and all mapping takes place either at the firewall and/or in the Sites (Apache Virtual Hosts) configuration inside Server.app. There are details on DNS configuration on OS X Server available around the 'net, too.
Posted on Dec 28, 2015 3:39 PM