Hi there - I've spent a good few hours over the last day or so fiddling
w the settings on my wireless modem/router trying to open up port 591
using Port Forwarding.

IWP seems to automatically grab the IP of my local webserver and
insists on using Port 591. So what works locally is the local server ip
with the port number. I can view the FM db locally via the browser.

I've signed up for a dynamic dns service to compensate for the fact I
don't have a static ip. Using the url provided by the dns service
always brings me to the modem/router. I've no idea how to make it go to
webserver or even (holy of holies) the fm db which I'm trying -
hopelessly - to serve up to a remotely placed colleague.

Does anyone out there have clues ?

marmot

You should have mentionned what precise router you've got and where you put
your data base and on what platform, plus the FM version.
If it is one only colleague and if you are on FM8, you may reroute port 5003
to your local machine, and the colleague could have direct access (without
IWP) to your base via Open / Host and fill up your IP or DynamicName.
If it is on PC, you could also make use of for example pcAnywhere or VNC.
Remi-Noel


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If it's indeed IWP it ought to be port 80. That's instant WEB publishing.
Web servers use port 80; the ports you listed are for FileMaker-based
clients. You don't say what version of FileMaker you're using or whether
it's regular or server version or what operating system it's on. The regular
version of FileMaker has a built-in web server, and you can configure what
port that uses within the program. The Server version of FileMaker only
offers IWP if you have FileMaker Server Advanced and it works with the
existing web server service and whatever port that is configured to use.
Firewalls need to be opened. Router-specific instructions are found at
http://portforward.com



"Remi-Noel Menegaux" <rnmenegaux_AT_free.fr> wrote

hi

router = D-Link DSL G604T
db location =/Users/Me/Documents/Work
OS = Tiger

Direct access would be great except my colleague doesn't have FM and I
only have FMP7. IWP solves the problem of my colleague's lack of FM.

I can view the db using IWP. It's served up by the webserver via Port
591. That's behind the router, on the private side.

There must be some kind of openness between my webserver and the
internet. I assume that's achievable by opening Port 591 up. I don't
know how to do this despite have tinkered with Port Forwarding for
quite some while.

My goal is for my colleague to be able to use the domain given to me by
a dynamic dns service. Somehow using this url via a browser must go
into my webserver via Port 591.

marmot


Remi-Noel Menegaux wrote:

The router is the key. If there is a web server on your LAN your port
80 is used for the WAN side to serve up the web. If not I would change
the port in FileMaker to port 80. This would eliminate having to
append the URL address when trying to open the file via IWP. If not
port 591 would be ok to use as it is reserved for FileMaker. URL would
be http://YourDomain:591

Looks more like http://127.0.0.1:591

Hope this helps.

If you like send the dynamic dns back to me of post and I will try to
help more. I have had luck in the past doing this with some tinkering.


marmot wrote:

cheers Mark

I've finally got 591 to open: it involved Port Forwarding on the Router
AND changes to OS network preferences

next thing is testing the fmp db which is open on my system and served
by IWP via 591 to see whether anyone outside my private ip network can
see it via the Internet.

fingers crossed!

marmot

markvalverde (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Lo! It worketh ! Just tested the setup and someone could connect to the
db from a remote site using the dynamic dns domain

terrific!

happy new year

marmot

I would be eager and gratefull if you would explain in more details how you
fixed 'the OS Network Preferences', as until now I've been unable to do that
properly.
Thanks for the help.
Remi-Noel

OSX.4.8

system preferences > sharing > firewall > new > create new settings
(port no., name for setting) > done!

i think - tho' I ain't no techie - this creates a 'hole' in the
firewall for traffic in and out of the port which you specify

you have to tell the router to allow this traffic too via port
forwarding: again, I'm no tech so someone else might like to say if
this is right or left

happy new year

marmot

Remi-Noel Menegaux wrote:

Thanks for the answer for Mac.
I am now in search of a solution for Windows XP.
Thanks again.
Remi-Noel

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