NetSuporte, I use a D-Link DI-624 that doesn't complain. Who wants to charge you? I did not use DynDNS's subscription $$$, only their free service. It means you have to use one of their domain names. I'd like to know the Linksys model you are using so I can tell people to avoid it ! Thanks. BZAG ================================= --- NetSuporte <netsuporte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks Robert > > Right off I ran into a snag my Lynksys router > insists I use TZO.COM > and they charge a fee after 30 days. > > That really sucks as I discovered this after signing > on with DYNDNS.ORG > Where they assigned me a domain of homelinux.com > A redirected host name of quecaixa.webhop.net with > the redirected URL of > www.quecaixa.com.br:8222 > cloaked - yes > cloak = www.quecaixa.com.br > > Not sure what the cloaked stuff is about exactly but > with or with out I > still > cannot get to my server outside my own net. > > So I will try to enable DMZ and see if it helps. > > Philip > > Robert Zagarello wrote: > > >Here are some guidelines for running a private web > >server on your home network for internet > >accessibility. I think I've included everything. > >This is actually what I am using myself (am running > >NetBSD) and it is working: > > > >1. Use Dynamic DNS and a 3rd party DDNS service > >provider like dyndns.org. There should be an entry > >for DDNS in your home cable/DSL router for this. > You > >don't need an internet registered domain and DNS > >address - the DDNS service will do it. You don't > need > >a static IP address from your ISP for your router. > > > >2. Install and run the SSH daemon for remote admin > to > >your web server. > > > >3. On remote Windows PCs use PuTTY and PuTTY's > command > >line utilities for up/downloading files from your > web > >server. > > > >4. On your cable/DSL home router put an entry for > the > >remote IP addresses in your firewall, specifying > the > >host and SSH ports, and route them to your web > server. > > > >5. Put an entry in your router's firewall for the > >router itself, as in the previous step, to test > >internet accessibility from your home network. If > you > >put an entry for your web server's host name in a > home > >network PC's hosts file, you will access the web > >server without going out to the internet. If you > use > >the web server's FQDN (full host plus domain name, > >fully qualified domain name), your home PC will > >actually request name translation from your ISP's > DNS, > >which is your router, and then direct your request > to > >your router's WAN side port, effectively testing > for > >internet accessibility. > > > >6. In your web server's host file put your DDNS > >address and FQDN (full host plus domain name, fully > >qualified domain name) you got from your DDNS > service > >provider. Don't put in the web server's private > LAN > >address. Note the IP address may change because > you > >are using DDNS - but it doesn't change that > frequently > >- so you may want to run a script that checks it > >daily. > > > >7. You may want to put a simple non-dotted > >up-to-15-character name for your ISP's DNS to test > >name resolution from your web server when you have > >problems using nslookup for example (you have to > >specify the server using nslookup because the web > >server is on your home network). > > > >8. You can also put a simple non-dotted > >up-to-15-character name (say, just the host name > only > >of the FQDN) for the web server in your home PC's > >hosts file to permit local testing of your web > server. > > > >9. In rc.conf (I am running NetBSD) on the web > >server, put in the DDNS FQDN as the hostname and > >similarly its domain part for the domainname. > > > >There are entries above for the IP address that are > >made manually so these have to be checked > periodically > >if changed by your broadband ISP. (This does not > >include the DDNS entry in the router which will > update > >your DDNS service entry automatically). > > > >BZAG > >======================================= > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >The official User-To-User support forum of the > Apache HTTP Server Project. > >See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> > for more info. > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > " from the digest: > users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >For additional commands, e-mail: > users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the > Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for > more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: > users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: > users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. 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