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Another remote access problem - sorry

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I have WHS running an deverything is fine within my home.
I ran the router set up and got green check marks for everything. I can remote access any of the machines I use within the within my own lane. I am using TZO for my DNS. I have a domain name galien.ca which I have set up on TZO,
Everthying on TZO is set up fine as stated by TCO.
I have a LInksys WRT150N router. I can't get to my domain when i am out side the home. I have found out that my Canadian ISP does block ports 80 and 443.
Prior to setting this up I was using DNS2Go and had a server set up to run using port 8080,
I know 8080 works because I turned on remote acess to the ruouter on port 8080 and it works,
SoI figured my problem that I cannot have remote access is that my ISP blocks 80 and 443
So when I went to change the ports on the server to 8080 and 4443, and I ran the router setup from the WHS server console
THe green check marks where replaced with x's . I did set up the router to forward 8080 and 4443 to my server - the internal I address was 192.168.1.77 and I put in firewall exceptions.
I still had no joy - TZO suggested setting my modem a D-Link DSL300i to bridge mode - I don;'t think that is possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciatedFriday, October 10, 2008 9:43 PM
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Jeff, your best solution is probably to purchase a plan from your ISP which allows you to run servers. That's likely to be a business plan, and will possibly be more expensive than your current plan. But running a server under your current plan risks your internet access; your provider could cut you off if they feel like it, or charge you (since the beginning of time, quite possibly, and don't laugh because it does happen) for the difference between your current plan and a business plan. This is the safest thing to do.
That said, it is possible to change the ports that your server is listening on. It may impact some server functionality, particularly if you go to install the connector on additional PCs at some point, but there's a tutorial here that shows how to do this. Please read the first few paragraphs and take them to heart, though. If you're not reasonably comfortable with the intricacies of home networking configuration, there is the potential here to mess up your home network to the point where you can't figure out how to recover. If you're not comfortable with this, you're better off getting a friend or acquaintance who's more technically knowledgeable to do it for you.
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)- Proposed as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:07 AM
- Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:28 PM
Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:07 AMModerator
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Jeff, your best solution is probably to purchase a plan from your ISP which allows you to run servers. That's likely to be a business plan, and will possibly be more expensive than your current plan. But running a server under your current plan risks your internet access; your provider could cut you off if they feel like it, or charge you (since the beginning of time, quite possibly, and don't laugh because it does happen) for the difference between your current plan and a business plan. This is the safest thing to do.
That said, it is possible to change the ports that your server is listening on. It may impact some server functionality, particularly if you go to install the connector on additional PCs at some point, but there's a tutorial here that shows how to do this. Please read the first few paragraphs and take them to heart, though. If you're not reasonably comfortable with the intricacies of home networking configuration, there is the potential here to mess up your home network to the point where you can't figure out how to recover. If you're not comfortable with this, you're better off getting a friend or acquaintance who's more technically knowledgeable to do it for you.
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)- Proposed as answer by Ken WarrenModerator Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:07 AM
- Marked as answer by Lara JonesModerator Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:28 PM
Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:07 AMModerator -
Thanks for you help Ken - I actually had tried the tutorial from myhomeserver.com
I realized that there were two pieces missing from the tutorial - the picture shows the router as "unconfigured" - nowhere does it tell you t leave it in that state. THe other confusing piece was the TZO set up. It looks I have everything working by setting up my secure port as 4443. THe only small downside is that once I have type my url and get to my site once I log in I have to remeber to add :4443 to the url as I move around
One small question. I can access remotely from any hotspot, but at work I am behind a firewall it seems that port 8080 is open can I change my secure porrt to 8080 instead of 4443? THe reason I want to do this if I go http:/msysite.com at work I get to the unsecured site but canb't do a lot of anything but when I go https://mysite.com:4443 it appears that 4443 is not open
Many thanksSaturday, October 11, 2008 4:04 PM -
Jeff Barnett said:Yes, you can substitute any port number you like. Those are just examples. However, if you move SSL to 8080, you will probably need to find another open port for the HTTP (you can't use 8080 for both). Or, just drop the HTTP port completely and use https://xxxxxxxx.homeserver.com:8080 to access your secure website directly.
Thanks for you help Ken - I actually had tried the tutorial from myhomeserver.com
I realized that there were two pieces missing from the tutorial - the picture shows the router as "unconfigured" - nowhere does it tell you t leave it in that state. THe other confusing piece was the TZO set up. It looks I have everything working by setting up my secure port as 4443. THe only small downside is that once I have type my url and get to my site once I log in I have to remeber to add :4443 to the url as I move around
One small question. I can access remotely from any hotspot, but at work I am behind a firewall it seems that port 8080 is open can I change my secure porrt to 8080 instead of 4443? THe reason I want to do this if I go http:/msysite.com at work I get to the unsecured site but canb't do a lot of anything but when I go https://mysite.com:4443 it appears that 4443 is not open
Many thanksSaturday, October 11, 2008 5:00 PMModerator