Hi,
<<Caveat: novice to both WHS and this forum … please redirect if necessary>>
My config is: dsl Modem (Actiontec GT107) --> Tomato wireless router (running on Linksys WRT54GS hardware) -- WHS. Its set
up fine and servicing my network computers fine (backup, file sharing, etc). Its remote access I have one glitch with. Remote Access is actually working -- I can get to it as long as I'm NOT on my local LAN. So from an offsite location, can
get to the WHS landing page and log-in. However, the top of remote access page says "not available" when I run Details it says it can't verify my web site is acceessable from the internet. I'd like to be able to see it locally so I can start working on the
landing page, etc. without having to go to a Starbucks ... from reading on this, it sounds like it is some kind of weird loopback error.... Can you help? Where do I start ?
Details:
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The DSL modem has a static IP issued by my ISP and I'm port forwarding 443 and 4125 from the modem --> router --> WHS (NOT forwarding port 80 here as I'm
using that for another web server)
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DSL modem
is not running DHCP or a firewall but is running NAT
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The router has a static IP address that the modem routes to statically.
The router does DHCP for both wired and wireless downstream clients, NAT on (thus I’m 2x NATTed – which considering my given name, I’m perfectly fine with
J ), firewall on
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WHS – has statically assigned IP address on the router submask (all clients can see him, works flawlessly here). Router has port forwarding set up sending
443, 4125 to WHS.
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I don’t have remote config. Enabled on either the modem
or router to confuse issues. Only get to them through the LAN.
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Error reads: “Local web server or firewall issue may have occurred …” I have screen grabs of
remote access and Details within the WHS console but can't figure out how to attach to this thread.
What I’ve tried:
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Locating the WHS on the LAN of the modem rather than the router – error persisted.
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On the Tomato router trying toggling the NAT loopback option (under Firewall) from default
forward only, to all and
disabled. Made no difference.
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Have gone through all options on WHS console – queried support websites.
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Looked at the underlying W2K3 box on which WHS is running… remote admin is NOT enabled but not sure that won’t just muddle the waters further.
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Ran Shield Up! Query – all ports shut down except 443 and 4125.
What I haven’t tried:
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Creating DMZ anywhere – do want to go there – too risky for home server.
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Using the
Application Forwarding feature of the Actiontec modem – seems like expanding the capabilities of simple port forwarding and again, want to keep this as tight as possible
Any thoughts ?
-- Nat
