pbnj Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 OK, I'm seriously lost. I reconfigured the Apex Port number to 9999. Then I tried to change my router set-up to port-forward incoming TCP requests on port 4567 to port 9999 of the Apex IP address (192.168.1.50). Nothings seems to work.....HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 That's not NAT, that's opening a wide range of ports. Try hitting http://youripaddress:9999 from an outside computer and you'll likely see it work. If you want to do Network Address Translation (NAT) to forward port 4567 (outside) to 9999 (inside) you need to look elsewhere. Most likely under port forwarding/triggering. (thought that looks like that's where you are at present anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 That screenshot is from the Port Forwarding option on the menu. Let me add that I can access the controller from my home PC, just not from a different computer. The different/other computer is using the same router, but I can't access the controller using http://mywanip:9999 or http://apex:9999 from that machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I don't have a netgear so sorry if I'm off, I can see on the right that you are in "port forwarding/port triggering" but it doesn't look like mine. Usually port forwarding will give you several rows to forward to many internal IPs. The page you have showing only allows one IP to be forwarded to. Check out my attachment just so you'll see how another one looks. You also have openend over 5000 ports to all forward to that server IP .50. You want to be more specific and more secure. You'll notice on my attached pic that I have used the default port 80 and only port 80 for my Apex on the .60 address. Try this, get it working on port 80. (put only port 80 in the start and end address). When you get that working you can try another port. Some ports may not work well with some protocols, who knows. edit: some of those ports you are using are reserved for other software, other traffic, try to use one that you know will work, like the default 80 or one you've read doesn't have a lot of traffic on it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Thanks, but I tried 80/80 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa1tx Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Try this site. http://portforward.com/routergui/Netgear/WNR1000v2/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Do you have to use that netgear smart wizard? Didn't know if that was a middle software or that was direct access to the changes. Seems wierd you can't tell it several IP and ports nor can you choose UDP or TCP. I've also read that Netgear routers have problems when remote management turned is turned on. Just a thought. what if you try the http://192.168..1.50:80 instead of having the DNS translate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Your router should have no bearing on inside translation (at least on a consumer level device). Something else is going on if you can only hit the Apex from one PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Seems wierd you can't tell it several IP and ports nor can you choose UDP or TCP. You can choose TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP. I've also read that Netgear routers have problems when remote management turned is turned on. RM is turned off. What if you try the http://192.168..1.50:80 instead of having the DNS translate? Doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Your router should have no bearing on inside translation (at least on a consumer level device). Something else is going on if you can only hit the Apex from one PC. I'm using my work laptop from home, which connects to my workplace's network via my home's cable modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Your router should have no bearing on inside translation (at least on a consumer level device). Something else is going on if you can only hit the Apex from one PC. I'm using my work laptop from home, which connects to my workplace's network via my home's cable modem. Well.. that's a tough one then, you're effectively doing 2 NAT translations, if not more which really breaks things. The short of it is your router should see that the address is internal to you and route it appropriately rather than pushing it through your VPN tunnel but it's not, which means that your office isn't "Splitting" the tunnel between your local and remote traffic or something else is happpening. You really need to test it from an outside source without being at home (or via your phone on a 3G/LTE network and not your home wifi). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 [You really need to test it from an outside source without being at home (or via your phone on a 3G/LTE network and not your home wifi). Thanks, that's my next step. There might be some kind of firewall issue going on through my work laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 So you can get it from the home PC but not on the laptop... I set up an outside DDNS service so I could get this working on my iPhone outside of the house (I have a dynamic home IP like most home users). DynDNS.org is one of several free ones and worked perfectly with my LinkSys router. Maybe you need that for your laptop. attached is my apex network setup just for grins. Also check the "unnofficial guide" for the Apex (also attached). Guided me through several steps pretty easily. (5.21mb) Apex New User Guide - pg 56.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 I'll keep tinkering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Wait, the DHCP should be disabled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 since you are giving the Apex your .50 address, it doesn't need to ask your router to assign one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 HALLELUJAH, it works! Thanks, Bry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 I found an older version of the manual on Aquacave that explains the DHCP the way Bry did. They could have saved me a lot of grief if they kept that explanation in the newer manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Glad it is working. I was wondering what would happen if that was enabled but yet an IP was still assigned. Seems like they would program the interface to only let you do one or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa1tx Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 From a technical standpoint on a home network with only a few devices dhcp should not matter. When the lease renews 99.99% of the time re same IP address would be assigned by the router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 From a technical standpoint on a home network with only a few devices dhcp should not matter. When the lease renews 99.99% of the time re same IP address would be assigned by the router. Agreed. I wonder what would happen though if the number assigned is out of the range the DHCP uses. I guess overall it depends on how they programmed the server to function in that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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