How do I get access to AC3 on remote internet

[pterfloth]

Hi,

I have ready as many posts as I could find and have tried everything I could think of and cannot access my AC3 outside of my LAN.

I have a dynamic IP. I opened an account at no-ip.biz. I have a Linksys WRT54G router.

Could someone please tell me how to set things up? I have hit a wall.

I would be forever grateful.

 

[RussM]

Go here and see FAQ #7.

 

[Deleted member 143833]

Take a scan of the FAQs on my webpage; there is a FAQ dedicated to connecting to the controller via the internet including screens of some of the more common routers and how to configure same.

 

[pterfloth]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15291028#post15291028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RussM
Go here and see FAQ #7.

Appreciate your help but I am still stuck. My WRTG4 router software page under applications/game is different. It does not have single port forwarding as an option, only the others shown in your example.

I created a host domain at dyndns.org as per your instructions, but when I enter this url in my browser, it says it can't find the server.

Any ideas? Thanks again!

 

[Deleted member 143833]

Is it possible you are running older firmware in the router; I have seen cases where old versions of firmware had different options. Updates are often avilable on the router vendor's web site so you may want to check that 1st.

 

[RussM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15291465#post15291465 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pterfloth
I created a host domain at dyndns.org as per your instructions, but when I enter this url in my browser, it says it can't find the server.

Most home routers will not allow you to access something inside your network using its Internet address. Try it from a friend's or neighbor's house, from work tomorrow, from a hotspot, etc. Or PM me the URL and I'll try it for you.

 

[Deleted member 143833]

Most home routers will not allow you to access something inside your network using its Internet address. Try it from a friend's or neighbor's house, from work tomorrow, from a hotspot, etc. Or PM me the URL and I'll try it for you.

Curious; do you find this to be true; my (old) LinkSys as well as my DLink allows me to connect using the public address. I've never seen a router that blocking internet connections to local resources (true some are smart enough to see the address routes to an internal address and shortcuts the connection but that is as near as I have ever seen).

 

[pterfloth]

My ISP assures me that they are not blocking access to any ports. I do however have a dynamic ip address.

 

[RussM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15291614#post15291614 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kenargo
Curious; do you find this to be true; my (old) LinkSys as well as my DLink allows me to connect using the public address. I've never seen a router that blocking internet connections to local resources (true some are smart enough to see the address routes to an internal address and shortcuts the connection but that is as near as I have ever seen).

Perhaps I shouldn't have said 'most', and said 'some' instead. That functionality is called NAT loopback or NAT redirection. Many current routers do support it, but a lot, especially older & cheaper models, do not. My current router, a NetGear SMB model, allows it to be enabled or disabled as desired. Business & enterprise class firewalls typically prohibit it by default. On WRT54s (at least later hardware & firmware versions) for example, under the Security tab, there is an option to disable NAT redirection (enabled by default, IIRC)

I've seen routers that it works in all cases, some that it only works if port forwarding is configured to the target device, and some that will only work when there is not port forwarding. I also often see that it's much slower hitting a given device via loopback than hitting it directly by the local IP address

BTW, there's a good overview of it here.

 

[pterfloth]

Solved it! Thanks for your support. I was trying to access the AC3 ip not my ip and then the port. Works like a charm. iPhone app too!

 

[RussM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15291834#post15291834 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pterfloth
Solved it!

 

[Deleted member 143833]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15291763#post15291763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RussM
Perhaps I shouldn't have said 'most', and said 'some' instead. That functionality is called NAT loopback or NAT redirection. Many current routers do support it, but a lot, especially older & cheaper models, do not. My current router, a NetGear SMB model, allows it to be enabled or disabled as desired. Business & enterprise class firewalls typically prohibit it by default. On WRT54s (at least later hardware & firmware versions) for example, under the Security tab, there is an option to disable NAT redirection (enabled by default, IIRC)

I've seen routers that it works in all cases, some that it only works if port forwarding is configured to the target device, and some that will only work when there is not port forwarding. I also often see that it's much slower hitting a given device via loopback than hitting it directly by the local IP address

BTW, there's a good overview of it here.

Cool, that is what I thought you were referring to but I wanted to make sure.