use IP depended rule in .htaccess to password protect a web folder

Question

i use following code in .htaccess file to usr/psw protect a web folder. However i want to protect this folder only if its accessed outside of 192.168.178.* How can i do this?

AuthUserFile /var/www/.htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "Restricted Access"
AuthType Basic

<Limit GET POST >
require valid-user
</Limit>

Thanks

Simon Strasser · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02T20:36:05.473

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You can do this by replacing 'require valid-user' with the following lines:

require valid-user
Allow from 192.168.178.0/24
Satisfy Any

Edit: You have to add:

Order deny,allow
Deny from all

edited Jan 02 '13 at 20:36

answered Jan 02 '13 at 20:18

Simon Strasser

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i checked this, but it doesn't work. the folder can be accessed from outside the LAN – Kupe3 Jan 02 '13 at 20:34
Sorry I had forgotten some part of the configuration. - See my edit. – Simon Strasser Jan 02 '13 at 20:36

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