Retrieve Client IP on web server behind Fortigate 90D, FortiOS v5.2.0,build0589

vibrant · ‎10-20-2014

Hi,

Is there a way to get the real client IP behind the Fortigate Device, by adding the add x-forwarded header? I can see it is possible using FortiWeb, but not using Fortigate in the documentation.

Vinodh

Dave_Hall · ‎10-21-2014

None of the fgt devices we manage have web servers behind them, so not familiar any of those load-balancing options -- I was going to just post the same info Ede just posted, but figure I'll include the source material (on load-balancing) in case you need to do more than just enabling that one option...which btw is done via CLI to the VIP itself (not on a VIP group). If you haven't set up anything fancy -- just port-forwarding to a single web server, you might be able to get away with disabling NAT on the firewall policy where you have the VIP set (WAN->web server). Perhaps someone else can chime in here with a better solution.

NSE4/FMG-VM64/FortiAnalyzer-VM/6.0 (FWF30E/FW92D/FGT200D/FGT101E/FGT81E)/ FAP220B/221C

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sarahP · ‎05-25-2018

Thanks a lot mhe

Is it ok if I disable NAT? I afraid it may effects on our live service .

And I have a weird problem. I have multiple websites with different domain names behind my FortiGate. Now even Nat is enabled on "WAN->webserver" policy, I enabled x-forwarder-for in Logformat in apache and then my web server can still get IP client for some websites/virtualhosts.

- If client access via Cloudfront--> FortiGate --> Web server : can get client IP

- If client access to Fortigate direclty --> Web server: canNOT get client IP

- However, only one site which without via Cloudfront still can get client IP

Do you know why this happens?

Retrieve Client IP on web server behind Fortigate 90D, FortiOS v5.2.0,build0589

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