[FX.php List] [Slightly OFF] Can't access site from outside LAN

[Joel Shapiro]

No firewall software.  I opened port 5003 for both TCP and UDP via  
Mac OS X's "Sharing" System Preferences panel.

I like your "after that" advice (though I can't say it's ever fixed  
any technical problems for me ;)

-Joel


On Nov 16, 2006, at 5:13 PM, Derrick Fogle wrote:

> What about firewall software on the server itself? Make sure that  
> is either turned off or has all necessary ports open. Next make  
> sure that port 5003 (and any other ports opened up on the network)  
> have both TCP and UDP packets enabled.
> After that, shake your  head and go have some alcohol or something.
>
> On Nov 16, 2006, at 7:09 PM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply, Derrick.  They're gone for the day now but  
>> I'll check w/ them tomorrow.
>>
>> I don't know their network specifics, but they're part of a  
>> university, so not a DSL or Cable router.
>>
>> They've got another machine serving FMUnlimited to the world, so I  
>> can have her check that too and see if anything's set up  
>> differently there.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Joel
>>
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Derrick Fogle wrote:
>>
>>> No firewalls, but are they using a DSL or Cable router with  
>>> Network Address Translation? Is the server address a true public  
>>> IP address - can you ping it from outside?
>>>
>>> On Nov 16, 2006, at 6:37 PM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> Their IT person says there are no firewalls.  I had her try  
>>>> opening the ports 50003 & 50006 (in addition to 5003), but that  
>>>> didn't help.  This is a 'one-box' FMSA configuration, Mac OS X  
>>>> (10.4.x) Intel.
>>>
>>>
>>> Derrick Fogle
>>> derrick at fogles.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
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