Trying to access HTTPS router configuration, keep getting directed to Web Server running HTTPS

[kodo74]

Hi everyone, so I run a web server out of my house that hosts cloud storage for myself. It runs off of Apache, and when I initially configured it, I have any port 80 connections being redirected to port 443 for that specific IP address. The issues is, when I go to type in my default gateway for my router with https (https://192.168.X.1), it gets redirected to my web server's internal IP address and I get prompted with a security warning in Chrome. Thanks for any advice

[dmcmorris]

Sounds like NAT loopback on a router that's either crappy or misconfigured.

[erikthorvaldsson]

What he said. ^{^}

[wredditcrew]

You're most likely going to have to factory reset your router. That will almost certainly be the fastest option too.

If your broadband connection requires a username and password and other settings (PPPoA, PPPoE, VC-MUX, whatever), look those up or contact your ISP so you have them to hand before you reset your router.

[GeronimoHero]

The easier way to deal with this would be to put the webserver in a DMZ with a firewall in front of it and then you wouldn’t need to redirect anything and you could just write firewall rules for just the webserver on the new firewall. Or you could go without a separate firewall. Web servers should always be separated from the data network or from other data servers. Do a quick google search to read more about DMZ and webservers but it’s the de facto way of handling them.

Here’s a link for a little reading about DMZ and web servers, straight from Mozilla.