Linksys WAG54GS Port Forwarding

Hi,

I have recently splashed out on the said router and USB wireless
adaptor of the same brand. Network is stable and running fine and I
happy to report, which is something I guess! However, I have been
scratching my head over the past week or so trying to get port
forwarding work, to no avail. I have rung linksys and followed every
step they suggest, and still the same result. I am assured by them that
the router has the required port open and that everything is fine
according to their port scanning s/w...

What I am trying to do is to create a secure tunnel from my work PC to
my home PC (through company proxy) on port 443 using putty and copssh
as the listener on my home box... Then use TightVNC to remote connect
using this tunnel. Bascially, port forwarding a local port to 5900
remotely.

copssh is installed as a service and appears to be configured
correctly, although I am unsure about how I would test this... As I
said, the network is up fine and I have also been able to connect using
logmein, which is ok, but pitifully slow! My n/w adapter is configured
with a static IP and I have setup said IP in port range forwarding AND
port range triggering on the router with no effect...

Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom (apart from buy a new router as
it is not an option unfortunately!). I am pretty new to this networking
lark and so I apologise in advance if I have left any vital info out...
Thanks for any help!

Cheers

Tim

On 27 Mar 2006 03:05:03 -0800, while recovering from a drunken
stooper, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

I was going to write a long drawn out post to try to figure out
exactly what the heck you have going on here but one question before
going much further. Have you tried port forwarding something simple
yet like an ftp server or something? Once you figure out of the port
forwarding is actually working you can start troubleshooting the setup
of this mess of stuff you have going here.


oes anyone have any pearls of wisdom (apart from buy a new router as
:it is not an option unfortunately!). I am pretty new to this networking
:lark and so I apologise in advance if I have left any vital info out...
:Thanks for any help!
:
:Cheers
:
:Tim

> Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom (apart from buy a new router as
> it is not an option unfortunately!). I am pretty new to this networking
> lark and so I apologise in advance if I have left any vital info out...
> Thanks for any help!
>

You got the company's permission to be doing this then ask the networking
people there to help you. If you don't have it, then why would you put your
company's network at risk by you trying to make contact with your non secure
home network that could lead to the compromise of the company's LAN?

And you got a wireless situation no less with all the security issues of
wireless that can be easily hacked on your end.

What is so important at home that you would risk your company's LAN and your
job and get terminated behind your activities, because the next thing you'll
be into is *oh* let me start xfering things from my little networking
situation from home to work?

What if *you* introduce something to the company's LAN that leads to its
compromise. I'll guarantee that your little home networking situation is not
secure and none of the machines on your LAN are secure and if your
situations is already compromised wire or wireless you don't even know it.

The company is paying you to do your job and not to be playing network man
putting the company's security at risk..

Duane

(E-Mail Removed) hath wroth:

>Hi,
>
>I have recently splashed out on the said router and USB wireless
>adaptor of the same brand. Network is stable and running fine and I
>happy to report, which is something I guess! However, I have been
>scratching my head over the past week or so trying to get port
>forwarding work, to no avail. I have rung linksys and followed every
>step they suggest, and still the same result. I am assured by them that
>the router has the required port open and that everything is fine
>according to their port scanning s/w...
>
>What I am trying to do is to create a secure tunnel from my work PC to
>my home PC (through company proxy) on port 443 using putty and copssh
>as the listener on my home box... Then use TightVNC to remote connect
>using this tunnel. Bascially, port forwarding a local port to 5900
>remotely.
>
>copssh is installed as a service and appears to be configured
>correctly, although I am unsure about how I would test this... As I
>said, the network is up fine and I have also been able to connect using
>logmein, which is ok, but pitifully slow! My n/w adapter is configured
>with a static IP and I have setup said IP in port range forwarding AND
>port range triggering on the router with no effect...
>
>Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom (apart from buy a new router as
>it is not an option unfortunately!). I am pretty new to this networking
>lark and so I apologise in advance if I have left any vital info out...
>Thanks for any help!
>
>Cheers
>
>Tim
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Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

(E-Mail Removed) hath wroth:

>What I am trying to do is to create a secure tunnel from my work PC to
>my home PC (through company proxy) on port 443 using putty and copssh
>as the listener on my home box... Then use TightVNC to remote connect
>using this tunnel. Bascially, port forwarding a local port to 5900
>remotely.

I do this all the time. It's no big deal. See:
http://martybugs.net/smoothwall/puttyvnc.cgi
http://martybugs.net/smoothwall/sshvnc.cgi
I've had excessive entertainment with the various 1.3 beta versions of
TightVNC. 1.2.9 works, but doesn't have a file transfer feature.
Recently, I've switched to RealVNC and found that it works MUCH
faster.

The gotcha is forgetting to setup the Windoze Firewall Exceptions for
VNC for incoming connections (if you want these). Neither VNC
mutation does this. If you can't get an incoming connection, but
think you've done it right, then temporarily turn off the Windoze
Firewall and see if that's the problem.

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Jeff Liebermann (E-Mail Removed)
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

I hate my company. The job sucks, the company sucks and they shaft
their employees completely.

Is that reason enough for you Duane?

To be honest though Duane, I care not whether I get yours or anyone
elses approval - that is not what I asked for. If I had asked for that,
then you would be completely justified in posting the response above.
Therefore, given that you have not contributed anything useful, then I
am sure you won't mind me telling to to f*ck off and keep your opinions
to yourself.

TTFN

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>I hate my company. The job sucks, the company sucks and they shaft
> their employees completely.
>
> Is that reason enough for you Duane?
>
> To be honest though Duane, I care not whether I get yours or anyone
> elses approval - that is not what I asked for. If I had asked for that,
> then you would be completely justified in posting the response above.
> Therefore, given that you have not contributed anything useful, then I
> am sure you won't mind me telling to to f*ck off and keep your opinions
> to yourself.
>

Fuck you and I hope someone empties out your bank account - you
motherfucker. <G>

Duane

> Fuck you and I hope someone empties out your bank account - you
> motherfucker. <G>

Ah, yet another considered and intelligent reply from our Duane, the
Nazi... Why are you so angry all the time Duane? Is it cos your fag of
a dad isn't putting out to you anymore? Are you missing that daddy love?

> I was going to write a long drawn out post to try to figure out
> exactly what the heck you have going on here but one question before
> going much further. Have you tried port forwarding something simple
> yet like an ftp server or something? Once you figure out of the port
> forwarding is actually working you can start troubleshooting the setup
> of this mess of stuff you have going here.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for taking the time to reply... I have setup single port
forwarding, port range forwarding and port range triggering for telnet
(all for port 23) on my router. So then I go back to my work PC and try
to telnet to my home PC and don't get anything... I have Zone Alarm
(free version) as my firewall which normally tells you if something
tried to access the machine and I am not getting any of this (I can see
via logmein). Windows firewall is not enabled... Therefore, because
Zone Alarm is not registering any access attempts, then I am inclined
to think that port forwarding is failing.

Would you agree?

On 29 Mar 2006 03:43:40 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless ,
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

(Stuff)

Its better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak and perhaps
prove it.
Mark McIntyre
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