Howdy,
First it sounds like your not understanding what DynDNS does with what local ip addressing does. The DynDNS will get you back to your dynamic assigned ip address. That is all. The router is the item which you then need to configure to give up the tcp ports to another location behind your firewall. The best way is to make sure a reserved IP is assigned (set as static too if you want) the NAS. Now for example you use 192.168.1.10 for your NAS. Under the RT-N66U you would have a DHCP reserved for that specific MAC setup. The under the WAN tab, you would enable port forwarding, you would then make the custom rule for what you want. You would not worry about the drop downs, go right to the service name slot, type in a name you want, set the port you want, use drop down to select the IP address (192.168.1.10), and then the matching local port you want it matched to, then TCP, and then select the big + sign, don't forget to the hit apply at the bottom. done.
1 Hi Daybreak, or who ever is willing to help!
You are right about me not understanding Dyndns and VPN, you lost me when you quoted you would then make the custom rule for what you want. But I am trying and hopefully I will learn.
What I need to do is connect to 2 devices on my LAN Remotely Via the internet from any PC but will only concentrate on 1 device (Thecus NAS) at the moment.
I have listed the RT-N66U settings in the UI below which I think is needed to be completed and filled in the ones that I feel are correct or left as default , If possible could you pass or change the settings to the best of your ability.
1) I have finally managed to get the Dyndns to connect to the router by adding port 8080 to the end of my http://hostname.dyndns.org by luck which was the last port of an old dyndns account I had. I only remembered that because my ISP blocks port 80.
I am guessing that my Dyndns is working and have the setting correct in the RT-N66U UI DDNS
2) My NAS has a static IP of 192.168.1.3, it has 2 default ports the 1st one is http port 80 and the 2nd one is https port 443 I have tried different ports (8000,4443,1080) with no success but have put them back to the default ports
3) In the RT-N66U UI under WAN-Vitual Server/Port Forwarding under basic config Enable port Enable port forward is checked-Yes
Famous server list is at-Please select
Famous game list is at- Please select
FTP server port is at-2021
In the Port forwarding list at the bottom of the page
Service name is at- NAS
Port range is at- 80 I have tried the other ports mentioned above (8000,4443,1080)
Local IP is at- 192.168.1.3
Local port is at- 80 I have tried the other ports mentioned above (8000,4443,1080)
Protocol is at-TCP
I then hit the + and Apply.
4) In the RT-N66U firewall setting
Enable fire wall is checked-Yes
Enable Dos Protection checked-No
Logged packets type is-None
Enable web from WAN is checked -Yes
Port of web access from WAN is -HTTP 8080
Respond ping request from WAN is checked- No.
5) In the RT-N66U UI under VPN/Server/Basic Config
Enable PPTP server is checked-Yes
Broadcast support is checked-Yes
Username is at-Dyndns login username
Password is at- Dyndns login password
I then hit the + and Apply.
6) In the RT-N66U UI under VPN/Detail/Basic Config
Broadcast Support is at-Disable
Authentication is at-Auto
MPPE Encryption is at- All 3 boxes ticked
Connect to DNS server automatically is checked-Yes
Connect to WINS server automatically is checked-Yes
Client IP address is at 192.168.10.2-192.168.10.11
Cheers!
Ozmade
