Topic: setting up Dns2go gateway

[Scott Kendall]

I am trying to use my E-smith Server as a Gateway for my Dns2go account on my Win2K Server.  I have several services that I need to run from the Windows 2000 Server on my internal network.

I have been in correspondance with the Deerfield technical support and they say that it only requires that you have NAT running on the server/router (E-Smith).  
When I have tried to run the Dns2go setup program it is unable to connect.  

I also found this on the DNS2GO website:
>Create a TCP Mapping Service
>
>Accept connection on port number 1227
>
>Enable the TCP mapping to go discovery.dns2go.com
>
>On port: 1227

Is it possible that my E-Smith server is blocking that inbound port by default?
Has anyone gotten Dns2go to work on a machine behind their E-smith server?

I can get around in Linux, but am fairly new to Linux networking, so I may need more in depth explaining.
I appreciate any help you can give me.

Thanks,
Scott Kendall

[Scott Smith]

Scott Kendall wrote:
>
> I am trying to use my E-smith Server as a Gateway for my
> Dns2go account on my Win2K Server.  I have several services
> that I need to run from the Windows 2000 Server on my
> internal network.

Okay, I won't beat the "you should run dns2go on e-smith" horse

> I have been in correspondance with the Deerfield technical
> support and they say that it only requires that you have NAT
> running on the server/router (E-Smith).
> When I have tried to run the Dns2go setup program it is
> unable to connect.
>
> I also found this on the DNS2GO website:
> >Create a TCP Mapping Service
> >
> >Accept connection on port number 1227
> >
> >Enable the TCP mapping to go discovery.dns2go.com
> >
> >On port: 1227
>
> Is it possible that my E-Smith server is blocking that
> inbound port by default?

Yes, everything inbound is blocked except for the specific ports needed for the services you've enabled (such as ssh, http, etc.)

> Has anyone gotten Dns2go to work on a machine behind their
> E-smith server?

I'm guessing not, but a few of us are running it on the e-smith server.

> I can get around in Linux, but am fairly new to Linux
> networking, so I may need more in depth explaining.
> I appreciate any help you can give me.

As I suggested earlier, search the forums. The following thread gives some pointers for opening up the system for PCAnywhere, but the technique would be similar for any other program.

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=11312.msg42552#msg42552

Hopefully this will put you on the right track. If not, you're in the right forum

Scott