Remote access for EWA

[seascape]

I have EWA working on the host machine using the localhost address, and I can access it from another computer on my LAN using http://192.168.1.2:7647/gbpvr/guide.aspx. What I do not understand is how to access it from outside my LAN. I know what IP my router is currently using but this does not identify the actual machine on the LAN. How is this supposed to work?

[McBainUK]

Read up on something called port forwarding.

http://portforward.com/

[seascape]

Thanks, that was helpful. I have now set up port 7647 on the router. My router's IP is currently 86.0.95.201. When I try http://XX.XX.XX.XX:7647/gbpvr/guide.aspx from another computer I still get an error. Is that because I am trying to do it from within the same LAN on the same router, or is there something else I have missed?

[whurlston]

Is that because I am trying to do it from within the same LAN on the same router

Probably. Some routers don't route correctly when you do that. I can connect to it just fine and see the login page. I recommend removing the above link though. We get bots trolling the forum.

[HarryH3]

Indeed, most home routers won't perform a route out the WAN port and back to the LAN.

Also, if your ISP regularly changes your outside IP address, check out http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/ for a slick free tool that runs in the background on your PC and updates your IP address in the DNS tables of the net. You get to pick a URL within the domains that they already have setup. 8)

[McBainUK]

Some routers (my Netgear DG834G being one) have the ability to update DYNDNS update built-in - saves installing another app. seascape - it maybe worth a look to see if your's has this feature.

[UncleJohnsBand]

Make sure you have opened up the port on Windows Firewall or have it turned off on the gbpvr server...otherwise you won't be able to get through.

I assume you have given your GBPVR a static IP and in the router you are forwarding the incoming 7647 request to the static IP of the GBPVR server?

If you are using an Actiontec router (i.e. Verizon FIOS hookup) you want to make sure you have your forwarding rule correct....it should be incomming port Any with a target port 7647. If you don't use Any in the incomming port you won't be able to get through.

[SFX Group]

Indeed, most home routers won't perform a route out the WAN port and back to the LAN.

Also, if your ISP regularly changes your outside IP address, check out http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/ for a slick free tool that runs in the background on your PC and updates your IP address in the DNS tables of the net. You get to pick a URL within the domains that they already have setup. 8)

This is by design, firewalls do this as well (probs have a firewall on that router), VERY common, most DNS servers have Internal NAT, so when they resolve your website address OUTSIDE the router it automatically gives you the INTERNAL IP address that the machine was destined for from outside the router.

Gets complicated but the basics are you normally need to test everything from OUTSIDE the router (firewall really) to make sure it works, however you can get around this by just testing the internall IP address instead of the outside one, 99/100 thats a good enough test (unless your dealing with inteligent page creation or Microsoft Exchange server (as i have found out).

[fbachofner]

Thanks, that was helpful. I have now set up port 7647 on the router. My router's IP is currently 86.0.95.201. When I try http://XX.XX.XX.XX:7647/gbpvr/guide.aspx from another computer I still get an error. Is that because I am trying to do it from within the same LAN on the same router, or is there something else I have missed?

From a computer on the same LAN you can avoid such problems by editing the HOSTS file on that computer.

If you are using a DNS service like others have suggested in this thread, you would put something like:
"192.168.1.2 myeasytoremembername.dyndns.org"
in the hosts file.

Then, when you browse to http://myprivatename.dyndns.org:7647/gbpvr/guide.aspx

It will work from the (local) computer where you have edited the hosts file just the same as it does on remote computers outside your LAN.

You can even use the hosts file to create a "shortcut" to accomplish the same thing if you wish.

On Windows XP the hosts file is in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

Good luck and have fun!

[arkennedy75]

I have EWA working and streaming great on the local host. Thank you for the amazing program!! Now a networking newbie is trying to get remote access working. Please be easy on me. I have port 7647 forwarded to the GBPVR desktop IP (192.168.1.101). I can access EWA from the GBPVR desktop (local) using: http://192.168.1.101:7647/gbpvr/manage.aspx

But when I try the access the EWA within the LAN from a laptop it doesn't connect using, http://192.168.1.101:7647/gbpvr/manage.aspx

I have firewalls temporarily turned off on both the desktop and laptop.
I'm not sure where I've gone wrong. Thanks.