How to set up port forwarding to an internal web server

[Madman00901]

Hmm Dave, I have the same problem using wowf.no-ip.org to go to my server. I have to use 127.0.0.1 but everyone else CAN use wowf.no-ip.org. Any help with fixing this?

[edwardandtubs]

Originally Posted by david-stone

ahah!!

scratch the above - i've sussed it.

for anyone reading and who may fall into the same trap i hope the following helps......

read my line "......(this test was done from my webserver NOT in an external internet cafe as suggested - this only thing i haven't followed from the instruction is the external testing but i did not think this would matter??)

well it turns out that it does matter!! i cant think why - some dns wizardry which i would love to understand. The point is though, internallly and externally

'http://90.202.102.171/websetup1/test.htm'

will behave differently. i found this out when i used my dial-up and everything worked.

i hope this will save someone else some time.

cheers,

dave.

First post!. Thanks for this guide.

One way around having to visit an internet cafe or dig out that dusty modem is to use an anonymous web surfing service like 'The cloak'

Ta

[richarddaveyhhc]

Originally Posted by david-stone

ahah!!

scratch the above - i've sussed it.

for anyone reading and who may fall into the same trap i hope the following helps......

read my line "......(this test was done from my webserver NOT in an external internet cafe as suggested - this only thing i haven't followed from the instruction is the external testing but i did not think this would matter??)

well it turns out that it does matter!! i cant think why - some dns wizardry which i would love to understand. The point is though, internallly and externally

'http://90.202.102.171/websetup1/test.htm'

will behave differently. i found this out when i used my dial-up and everything worked.

i hope this will save someone else some time.

cheers,

dave.

I don't know what to say Dave, apart from a big THANK YOU! It seems you're right. In regards to port forwarding on the Sagem F@st 2504, accessing your IP from an external source seems to work, but using anything inside that IP takes you to straight to the router's web interface.

I've been up hours trying to sort this, not including the time on the phone to Sky's customer support (who didn't even seem to know what port forwarding was). It's lucky I came across this post as I was about to phone the cancellation department tomorrow. What made it even more annoying for myself was that I knew I was going through the right motions and it still wasn't working!

[tarot4gerry]

Hi, I'm newly retired so now with sky to try to save some outgoings!
I've joined this group to help in my struggle to discover how to change ports and set up port forwarding - see, I'm learning some of the language and have found the "click by click" instructions - need a complete translation!
How on earth do you -" point your Windows Remote Desktop Connection client at 192.168.0.2."
and "Log into the web interface of the firewall (the "admin", "sky" one)."
Sorry - you must be howling with frustration and I must seem a complete idiot!

[Isitme]

Hi, and welcome. Are you trying to set up an internal server? If you are actually just trying to set up Port Forwarding for torrents or such like, have a look at THIS site. This tutorial is aimed specifically at setting up an internal server, so it is not really applicable.

If you are setting up an internal web server, " point your Windows Remote Desktop Connection client at 192.168.0.2." just means entering this address in your client. "Log into the web interface of the firewall (the "admin", "sky" one)." means opening your router settings and going to the Firewall settings section.

[paulhere]

Hi,

My first post but not my first visit by a long shot! Great forum and I've learnt alot enabling me to treble my connection speed! Faceplates! Awesome!

Now onto something more complicated - I've done alot of reading. On here, portforward.com etc and a few other sites. But I'm really struggling to get a resolution.

Heres the deal.

I got a Lacie 1TB NAS drive for xmas (cheers mom/dad) it has the capability to allow ftp access so family can access the drive and download pics/clips etc from it. Except I can't get it working via ftp. Lacie weren't helpful and I've had to give up with them as they basically said 'sort your port forwarding out'...

Some facts to help you help me

I have a white DG834GT Sky router.
The Lacie drive has had its ftp service 'turned on'
I have followed mossywells' tutorial to the letter but do not know what the sections 4/5 in the assumptions mean or how to check.
I assigned a static address via the router to the NAS (192.168.0.6)

What I do have is a pestered father who keeps getting calls from me to test the connection ('cos I'm on the network etc) but upon entering the ip address (WAN I think) he can access the NAS web config page. Changing the url to overwrite the cgi bit to /openshare (where the folder he needs to get is) he gets page not found. Frankly I'm amazed he can access the NAS config page but not the folders.

Let me say at this point the normal way (which fails) is to type ftp://usernameassword@NASname/ enter a further username and password into the normal pop up you get when FTP'ing and in you go... but in this case 'page not found'

One of my questions to LACIE was how does typing an ftp url made up of usernames and passwords and a made up machine name make me unique on the net? As theroretically someone else could choose the same combination etc. Their answer quoted below...

"It would be contingent on your IP address. Assuming that ports 20 & 21 are properly forwarded the FTP command similar to above should work. This should work if the username and password were known. Thank you. "

Following this I opened up for inbound and outboaund ports 20 and 21 - -no joy - -I think they were refering to the WAN IP but still don't understand.

Just one more thing before suggestions come...why do I need to get the WAN IP onto a dns service? Is it need or just for a nice rounded way to have access for resolving? This isn't a webpage remember but a ftp enabled NAS...

Many thanks!

Paul

[paulhere]

Hi post got modded by mistake so just giving a little bump as it doesn't seem to be showing up in recently posted threads - hope this is OK? Thought peeps might miss it otherwise.

Thanks,

Paul

[paulhere]

Hi - Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this?

Regards,

Paul

[NewsreadeR]

Hi

You would need to forward port 20/21 to allow access to IP 192.168.0.6 in the router. ( I am pretty sure there is already is a default rule for FTP:20/21TCP in the drop down list.)

You would then normally access it via your WAN IP which would be similar to 90.0.0.0 format. (You wouldn't normally be able to access via WAN from behind the Sky router due to NAT)

If you can do this and then PM me a username and password I can have a go at testing for you.

[NewsreadeR]

I have just tried accessing your FTP and get the following screens.