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

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

You need to port forward 5003 TCP and UDP from your legal IP to your
server's LAN IP

ggt667

2006/11/17, Jason LEWIS <jasonlewis at weber.edu>:
> My two cents is try checking the router address.  I suspect that they are on a flat LAN and may have not put in the proper router.
>
> Jason
>
> >>> Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at eschwartz.com> 11/16/2006 6:41 PM >>>
> Joel,
>
> What *does* work?
>
> >From outside the physcial site, can you...
>         - Open an html web page? (Shows that the web server is reachable)
>         - FTP in to view the sites files?
>         - View phpinfo() page?
>         - Connect with FileMaker Server Administrator?
>         - Connect with the FMP file via "Open Remote".
>
> Seems that you need to start with the general
> case of talking with web server and work to the
> more specific case of then talking to FMPSA.
>
> My 2¢.
>
> J
>
>
>
> At 5:26 PM -0800 11/16/06, Joel Shapiro wrote:
> >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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> >>
> >>Derrick Fogle
> >>derrick at fogles.net
> >>
> >>
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