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[#1]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
Can you give me some tips on the port forwarding? I tried a few things and got nowhere with it. Thanks! View Quote If you're in DFW shoot me an IM and I can help you out. |
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
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[#2]
I'm lost.
I read through the static IP address setup and did not know my DNS server numbers. The article says to call the internet provider and get the DNS numbers. I just spoke with a lady there and got nothing. She said with the type of service I'm on they can't offer a static IP address. I told her I just need the DNS numbers from them and it went nowhere. I'm not sure if she just doesn't understand my request, or if I'm just screwed. We are on a wireless, line of sight internet. We have an antenna on the roof that looks to a tower a few miles away. I don't know why this would matter. Should we not still have the DNS numbers available? I followed the instructions for setting up a static IP in my PC and should have everything but these DNS numbers cause my router doesn't list them in the Apple Airport Extreme utility. Is this where having setup a DDNS comes into play?? I signed up with Dynu last night and set up the DDNS info and then also had to set up their updater software since I'm using the Apple Airport Extreme. I'm getting pretty confused and just getting worse. I follow the info in these online setup tutorials, but they don't always make sense with me having the Apple router. It has been the longest running router I've ever had, but now I see it as a hang up. |
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[#3]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
I'm lost. I read through the static IP address setup and did not know my DNS server numbers. The article says to call the internet provider and get the DNS numbers. I just spoke with a lady there and got nothing. She said with the type of service I'm on they can't offer a static IP address. I told her I just need the DNS numbers from them and it went nowhere. I'm not sure if she just doesn't understand my request, or if I'm just screwed. We are on a wireless, line of sight internet. We have an antenna on the roof that looks to a tower a few miles away. I don't know why this would matter. Should we not still have the DNS numbers available? I followed the instructions for setting up a static IP in my PC and should have everything but these DNS numbers cause my router doesn't list them in the Apple Airport Extreme utility. Is this where having setup a DDNS comes into play?? I signed up with Dynu last night and set up the DDNS info and then also had to set up their updater software since I'm using the Apple Airport Extreme. I'm getting pretty confused and just getting worse. I follow the info in these online setup tutorials, but they don't always make sense with me having the Apple router. It has been the longest running router I've ever had, but now I see it as a hang up. View Quote DNS servers are what translate Domain Names (like CNN.com, or NakedMILFSinLeather.com) to IP addresses. Without them, you'd have to know the IP address to every website you want to visit... but thanks to DNS, you can enter something that makes sense to a human being, and the DNS server will take the request, translate it into the appropriate IP address, and send that back to your computer. Without that DNS server, or the actual IP address, you couldn't get anywhere on the internet. Your ISP (cox, roadrunner, time-warner, AT&T, etc) may have their own DNS servers to speed things up... but you can always use Google's public DNS servers. They are: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 That is DNS. DDNS is something a little different. It stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server. This is for people on cable modems, DSL, etc where they are dynamically assigned an IP address by their internet provider, and that address periodically changes. Most residential internet services use DHCP to assign IP addresses (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to your cable modem. Whenever you power-cycle your modem, it logs onto the cable/DSL provider's network, asks for an IP address, and the DHCP server assigns one. It's often a different one every time, and can change every few weeks. As you might imagine, this would be catastrophic for a commercial website, because if they didn't update the DNS servers with their new IP address, nobody would know where to find their webpage; the web traffic would keep getting routed to the old IP address. This is also a problem when you have cameras that you want to access from another location. If you don't know the IP address (or even if you do, but it just changed), you can't reach any of your stuff. This is a common problem, and thus arose various Dynamic DNS services. These services usually give you a "domain name" of some sort (bigARshooter.webhop.net, or something similar). The service assigns your IP address to that domain name, and whenever you want to access your stuff, you just enter that domain into the browser, followed by whatever port number you forwarded through your firewall to the DVR/NVR. So it would be http://bigARshooter.webhop.net:8888, or whatever port you chose when you set up the firewall. There are little client programs that run on your network/router, and keep track of your external IP address. Whenever it changes, they automatically update your DDNS provider's server with the new IP address. This keeps "BigARshooter.webhop.net" assigned to the correct IP address. Does all of that make sense? Let me know before we move on. |
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Everything you are doing is wrong, and it is my sworn duty to resist you.
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[#4]
I'll try those google numbers and tell my PC to set up a static IP and see where I get. Port forwarding with my Apple router has been fun too. Hopefully I have that part setup ok already.
Maybe I can get my Milestone iPhone app to see the Milestone server on my PC. Then I can work on alerts and other settings in Milestone. I'll mess with it in a bit and see if things start to come together Thanks! |
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[#5]
I use blueiris myself for home cameras. Works well.
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[#6]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
I'll try those google numbers and tell my PC to set up a static IP and see where I get. Port forwarding with my Apple router has been fun too. Hopefully I have that part setup ok already. Maybe I can get my Milestone iPhone app to see the Milestone server on my PC. Then I can work on alerts and other settings in Milestone. I'll mess with it in a bit and see if things start to come together Thanks! View Quote If they're firewalled somewhere upstream, you'll also need to change THOSE firewall settings to get internet traffic through to your IP address (and hopefully you have a Static IP from your WISP). |
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Everything you are doing is wrong, and it is my sworn duty to resist you.
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[#7]
I just figured out when the ISP came out and replaced the equipment on the house to upgrade to better stuff, the new box in the house is also a router now. It used to just be a signal box that I then connected to my Airport. So now my airport is connected to their router and then the signal from the antenna. This just keeps getting more confusing.
So if I'm not mistaken, I can try to port forward all day long in the Airport but the router they provided has to also get port forwarded. I don't have any idea how to get into the setup for the router they provided. I plugged the PC direct to their router and tried typing in some commands to see if the admin login would come up, no joy. |
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[#8]
Originally Posted By TheGrayMan:
The only potential complication I can anticipate is that you're on a WISP (wireless Internet Service Provider). If they're firewalled somewhere upstream, you'll also need to change THOSE firewall settings to get internet traffic through to your IP address (and hopefully you have a Static IP from your WISP). View Quote |
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[#9]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
They told me today that they can not offer a static IP with this service. View Quote What is the IP address of your computer (on the LAN... eg. on the inner side of the router)? Type "ipconfig" at a DOS prompt if you don't know how to check. It should give you a 192.168.x.x type of IP address. |
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Everything you are doing is wrong, and it is my sworn duty to resist you.
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[#10]
I'm thinking the double router setup might be what's killing progress. I tried plugging straight into that router and using the 192.168 web address to log into it and look at settings, but all I get are warning pages about security certificates so I stopped.
I went into the PC today and set my IPv4 properties to set the static IP address per some stuff I read online. I've spent hour after hour in there changing numbers and reading online about ports and settings. I need to crack into this router they provided and see if I can figure it out. The back of the router says to use the 192.168 website and gives the admin password. I just can't seem to get there when the PC is plugged directly to it. That has me scratching my head. I've logged into routers lots of times in the past with no issues. I guess this box is from Huawei LTE? |
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[#11]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
I'm thinking the double router setup might be what's killing progress. I tried plugging straight into that router and using the 192.168 web address to log into it and look at settings, but all I get are warning pages about security certificates so I stopped. I went into the PC today and set my IPv4 properties to set the static IP address per some stuff I read online. I've spent hour after hour in there changing numbers and reading online about ports and settings. I need to crack into this router they provided and see if I can figure it out. The back of the router says to use the 192.168 website and gives the admin password. I just can't seem to get there when the PC is plugged directly to it. That has me scratching my head. I've logged into routers lots of times in the past with no issues. I guess this box is from Huawei LTE? View Quote |
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Everything you are doing is wrong, and it is my sworn duty to resist you.
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[#12]
Ok. I got into the settings for that router. I've been reading the procedures for double router forwarding, as if I needed more stuff to confuse me.
At this point I've changed so many IP addresses and settings I can't even log in to Milestone Mobil app even with the phone on the network. I got in over my head and it isn't getting any better. I'm trying to figure out if my double port forwarding is going to open up port 8080. No luck so far. |
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[#13]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
I'm thinking the double router setup might be what's killing progress. I tried plugging straight into that router and using the 192.168 web address to log into it and look at settings, but all I get are warning pages about security certificates so I stopped. I went into the PC today and set my IPv4 properties to set the static IP address per some stuff I read online. I've spent hour after hour in there changing numbers and reading online about ports and settings. I need to crack into this router they provided and see if I can figure it out. The back of the router says to use the 192.168 website and gives the admin password. I just can't seem to get there when the PC is plugged directly to it. That has me scratching my head. I've logged into routers lots of times in the past with no issues. I guess this box is from Huawei LTE? View Quote https://kb.netgear.com/31163/How-to-change-4G-LTE-Modem-from-router-mode-to-bridge-mode |
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
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[#14]
I looked through every setting in the Huawei router they provided and I can't find anything on bridge mode settings.
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[#15]
I see my Apple Airport Extreme has a bridge setting, but didn't see one in the router my ISP provided. Everything in my house is set up to use the Airport. If I set that one to bridge will that kill everything linked to that router?
Would I want to bridge the first router inline, or the 2nd? The Huawei router is first and then my Apple Airport is plugged into it. According to one site I was reading that you can do a double router forwarding, so far I haven't figured it out. I tried to set port forwarding in the first router to the 2nd and then on to the PC. I tested it with an open port check tool and it still shows the port closed. I will probably have to stop for today. I'll end up taking a big hammer to everything in this room soon. I've changed so many IP addresses and ports today I'm pretty lost. I'm just making things worse so far. I can't even connect my phone app while on the network now. I'm real close to deleting everything and starting over, won't be the first time |
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[#16]
Originally Posted By learfxr:
I see my Apple Airport Extreme has a bridge setting, but didn't see one in the router my ISP provided. Everything in my house is set up to use the Airport. If I set that one to bridge will that kill everything linked to that router? Would I want to bridge the first router inline, or the 2nd? The Huawei router is first and then my Apple Airport is plugged into it. According to one site I was reading that you can do a double router forwarding, so far I haven't figured it out. I tried to set port forwarding in the first router to the 2nd and then on to the PC. I tested it with an open port check tool and it still shows the port closed. I will probably have to stop for today. I'll end up taking a big hammer to everything in this room soon. I've changed so many IP addresses and ports today I'm pretty lost. I'm just making things worse so far. I can't even connect my phone app while on the network now. I'm real close to deleting everything and starting over, won't be the first time View Quote If you can't bridge the Huawei you might look into buying your own modem. That was what I had to do with TWC as their modem/router was a PITA, buying my own modem also saved me a few bucks a month. Try calling the ISP and see if they can help you out or provide you with a standard of modem. |
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
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