Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:24:48 -0700 From: "Kevin Smith" <k2msmith@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help debugging port mapping/server setup Message-ID: <49dd14e0808152124h3ddd37bdt2507f9412b8fe6e1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49dd14e0808101606o7b95e41fn7152f47d7a42d39b@mail.gmail.com> References: <49dd14e0808101606o7b95e41fn7152f47d7a42d39b@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks to Doug and help from others..problem solved... With the help of tcpdump, I learned that packets from ssh were arriving at the host, however the port was being blocked by the local firewall which I configured to open. The packet forwarding from the router was working all the time. On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Kevin Smith <k2msmith@gmail.com> wrote: > I have my freebsd system configured with a static IP behind an Apple > Airport Extreme router using ethernet connection rather than wireless. > I am trying to set up dynamic dns (with dyndns.com service) and I > would like to open port 80 and others so that I can use my freebsd > system as a web server. > > My freebsd system is set up with ddclient to associate dynamic ip > address of router (I have DHCP connection to my ISP, the local > connnection to my freebsd sytem is static ip address. > > Everything appears to be working and I am able to try to telnet the > dyndns hostname and it returns the correct address of my router, but > it does not appear that the router is forwarding the port request to > the freebsd system. The port tools on the website for dyndns.com > return that the ports I am testing are closed. (80, 21, 23) > > How do I debug this ? The AE router as a syslog that I have set for > the highest level of debugging, but I do not see any port mapping > requests in the. The router is set of for NAT enabled and I have > entered the static IP address of my freebsd system associated with the > desired ports that I want. A call to my ISP confirmed (at least they > told me) that they do not block any ports. > > Any ideas on where to start ? > > Thanks! >
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