Firewall/NAT

Sorry, kind of a n00b.

I have my Mac, IP, subnet and all that, I just don't know where to put it in m0n0wall to make sure that I can remotely access my slingbox from other networks.

Anyone have any idea?  I would highly appreciate it.

Thanks.

Easy as Pie!  You will need to know the ports that slingbox is using - in addition to your WAN IP and the IP of your slingbox.

Firewall > Nat > Inbound

You basically need to forward all incoming requests from WANIP:Port to the LANIP:port your slingbox uses. 

I just googled, it looks like you can specify which port to have SlingBox listen on, but it defaults to 5001.

So, lets get started

1. find your WAN IP address (www.whatismyip.com is the fastest way)
2. in m0no - Firewall > NAT > Inbound
3. Add a new rule:
 WAN
 Interface address
 TCP
 ext range: 5001
 NAT IP: the IP of your slingbox (192.168.1.x probably)
Local port: 5001
give it a description
Check the Auto-Add Rule box

Save and apply.

Now all requests going to port 5001 on your WAN IP will be forwarded directly to your slingbox.

Aaron

Aaron,

Thanks for your reply.  I have done everything you said to do with still no success.  Am I supposed to put my WAN information somewhere?

Oh, I'm also running 1.231 if that means anything.

Hi,

I'm not sure about the version you are running.  Port forwarding is pretty basic function.

The WAN information is automatically used when the External Address field is set to Inteface Address.

Are you attempting to connect to your slingbox from your home network?  you will not be able to type in your WAN IP and access your slingbox if you are behind the LAN port on your home connection. Have a friend check it or go to a friend's house. 

Aaron

Hello,

I'm running the latest m0m0wall firmware and i'm having a the following problem.

I created the NAT entry below to allow WAN > LAN TCP/UDP traffic on port 5001 to the same port on a specific IP address which is my slingbox.

The result is the client (remote slingbox user) being able to connect and watch TV on whatever channel the cable box happens to be on. HOWEVER, if the remote user tries to change the channel or after a number of minutes, the screen freezes on the remote end.

This works w/o my m0n0wall, but i don't understand why i'm having this problems.


WAN > LAN 10.2.2.x
           OPT1 192.168.1.x  > Slingbox 192.168.1.237

Rule:
WAN (TCP/UDP) on port 5001 > 192.168.1.237 (TCP/UDP) on port 5001

Easy as Pie!  You will need to know the ports that slingbox is using - in addition to your WAN IP and the IP of your slingbox.

Firewall > Nat > Inbound

You basically need to forward all incoming requests from WANIP:Port to the LANIP:port your slingbox uses. 

I just googled, it looks like you can specify which port to have SlingBox listen on, but it defaults to 5001.

So, lets get started

1. find your WAN IP address (www.whatismyip.com is the fastest way)
2. in m0no - Firewall > NAT > Inbound
3. Add a new rule:
 WAN
 Interface address
 TCP
 ext range: 5001
 NAT IP: the IP of your slingbox (192.168.1.x probably)
Local port: 5001
give it a description
Check the Auto-Add Rule box

Save and apply.

Now all requests going to port 5001 on your WAN IP will be forwarded directly to your slingbox.

Aaron

any ideas?

can anyone give me an answer? or nobody uses a slingbox behind a monowall?

Have you tried the "Slingbox Network Setup Assistant"?