Port Forwarding... HELP!!!
threehappypenguins:
This is the original thread I started http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=4682.0 and I think my main problem is port forwarding. I am completely lost. I have no idea how to properly do port forwarding. I tried looking on the Obitalk forum here, and I have tried Googling how to port forward, but it seems as though every router is different. I tried Googling how to port forward in my specific router, which is the Motorola SBG6580.
I read this thread http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=4647.0 and realized that I am trying to do this:
CSipSimple --> SIP2SIP --> Router --> OBi202 --> AcroVoice(sp1) or GV(sp2)
I need to forward port 5062. I was told that I need to get a dynamic dns or a static ip. Do I need both a dynamic dns AND a static ip? And if I need a static ip, do I need a static ip for my router or my Obi? Or both? I noticed that my router has http://www.dyndns.org support, so I signed up for them, and changed my suffix in CSipSimple to be @userid.dyndns-wiki.com:5062
I added my dyndns account to the Motorola router under Basic > DDNS and enabled the DDNS service.
As for port forwarding, this is what I am looking at:
What am I putting in, and where? Where do I put my Obi202 IP address? Where do I put my IP address? Am I putting my local IP address (IPv4)? Or am I putting my public (external) one? Or am I putting neither and just the Obi? Is the Obi's local? Or does it have a public (external)? Am I choosing UDP Protocol? I am really REALLY lost!!!
And when I put in all that info, how do I test it to make sure that the port forwarding is working?
QBZappy:
Here are images showing how to configure your router model:
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Motorola/SBG6580/Voip.com.htm
ianobi:
I thought you were taking a break from all this madness :)
While we are waiting for an expert to come along, here's a couple of comments.
@userid.dyndns-wiki.com:5062 This should be enough to find your router and send calls to port 5062, which is sp3.
Many users, including me, put our OBi devices in DMZ while testing new configurations etc. This effectively forwards every port in the world to the OBi. Prove it works in DMZ, then try to sort port forwarding. My OBi spends days at a time in DMZ and has never come to any harm.
I see your router has a DMZ button, so press that. It will want the address of the port connecting your Motorola router to the OBI. This can be found by looking in the OBi > WAN Status > IPAddress. It will look something like 192.168.1.10.
Let's hope an expert comes along soon - I'm not much good at this router type stuff ::)
threehappypenguins:
@ianobi
Yes, I took a break. I slept. That was my break!!! ;D
Will DMZ work if the Obi is not connected to the router via WAN? It is connected via Wifi, so the IP address in the WAN status is (obviously) blank. I CANNOT connect the Obi via WAN. Ummmm... okay so you know how I said that my husband and I need to live cheaply? Well, our neighbour upstairs (we live in the basement of a house) lets us use her router WiFi signal for free. We offered her money, and she refused because I fix her computer and set up her internet and stuff for her. So while I have virtual access to the router, since it is in a separate apartment I do not have physical access to the router.
Hey, milk is about $6 a gallon (4L technically), and the sales tax out here is 15%. We need to make up for it somehow!!! >:(
@QBZappy
I had already come across the link that you gave. It does not answer my question about whether I need a static IP address if I already have the dynamic DNS address (that I mentioned in my last post). Also, it does not appear to be asking for the same information as my router. My router is asking for both local and external start and end ports. The link does not specify. Also, in the link, the person is leaving the local IP address blank. Do I need to do the same? I thought I need to put the Obi IP address somewhere? This is why I said I was getting nowhere with Googling the subject... :-\
QBZappy:
"So while I have virtual access to the router, since it is in a separate apartment I do not have physical access to the router."
Sorry I have to ask. What is the OBi connected to?
Putting the OBi in the DMZ is the quickest solution until you get the rest working.
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