Outside access with static ip

[bemficag]

I have a core/hybrid LinuxMCE 0710, as below:
Motherboard:BIOSTAR TForce TF7050-M2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV HDMI Micro ATX AMD       
Processor: AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 5600+
Memory: 2gb
5 HD: One for the system and others 4 running on raid 4
 
... and recently I got static ip (SMS Gateway model: SMC8014) from Comcast. I've tried to setup the outside access but this doesn't work. I tried to follow the instruction from the Guides (http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Web_Orbiter). So, has someone any idea what's  happening?

Thanks

[itspac]

might need more detail, does your gateway from the isp have a firewall? Are the needed ports open?  etc etc

[bemficag]

On my gateway the firewall is set as below:

Firewall options
 [ ] Disable Firewall for True Static IP Subnet Only
 [ ] Disable Gateway Smart Packet Detection
 [ ] Disable Ping on WAN Interface

Port Configuration
 Port Forwarding: *No port added
 Port Triggering:* No port added
 Port Blocking: * No port added
 True Static IP Port Management: * No port added

Web Site Blocking
 * Unable (Blank)

DMZ
 * Unable

1-to-1 NAT
 * Blank

thanks

[tschak909]

Let the LMCE core be the gateway. Set the DMZ to the IP of your LMCE server.

Then, go to wizard > remote access, and select the checkbox for [ ] Web site access on port 80.

You can then access the web orbiter from the outside. But you must set up the network as we describe. Either connect directly to the modem, or if you must have a router in the way, let LMCE be the DMZ and connect all of the other computers to the second network card on your core, via a switch.

-Thom

[bemficag]

Hey Thom,

Let me tell you what I did. I went to the router and set the DMZ as below:

DMZ
 DMZ allows the selected computer to bypass the firewall features of the gateway and permits unrestricted access from the Internet to that computer.
 

• Enable DMZ Host

Please enter the IP address of the compute that you wish to add to the DMZ below.
 [10.1.10.170]

So, I put the LMCE external_ip on the gateway, then I checked the box for Web site access on port 80. Ok, then I rebooted the computer and also the router. But when I try to access by web (http://mystaticip/pluto-admin/weborbiter.php), its dosent work.

what i did wrong??

[tschak909]

That is all you need to do. If this isn't working, this means that your router isn't routing all the way through. Either a firewall setting is blocking packets, or you are routing to the wrong address.

Again, I highly recommend that you set up the network like we mention in the FAQ, to save you anguish, and we can better support you.

-Thom

[los93sol]

Is there some linux alternative to gotomypc.com so you wouldn't need to have a static IP to connect reliably all the time?

[tschak909]

we have an intelligent remote assistance tunnel built into the system, this could be extended for remote desktop usage at some point in the future. Enterprising developers welcome.

-Thom

[tschak909]

TightVNC could be integrated, with x11vnc on the core. I've been doing some thinking about this, and might want to open up a separate thread in developers for developing this as a packaged feature, that not only has access to the core, but also individual workstations inside the house.

-Thom

[tschak909]

well, we do have a remote assistance feature already in place, this allows interested parties to connect to an installation over ssh, and provides access to the web admin.

-Thom