Topic: Port forward / open?

[pelle1]

Hello,
I am trying to use VPN though my SME 6.5 but it is not working. I have open port 1723 and 47 (TPC and UDP) but it dos not making any differens. I am also trying to use SSH via port 80 but it is not working.
I have read someting about an openport script in this forum - where can I get that script and/or is it going to solve my problem?

[Franco]

By habilitating a number of connections on the remote access panel, you automatically open these ports.

SSH on port 80?
The daemon runs by default on 22

[jfarschman]

Pelle,

  I think maybe you are trying to build a VPN?  If so you need to allow port 1723 outbound and protocol (not port, but protocol) 47 GRE.  This is a little bit strange.

[CharlieBrady]

  I think maybe you are trying to build a VPN?  If so you need to allow port 1723 outbound and protocol (not port, but protocol) 47 GRE.  This is a little bit strange.

All ports and protocols are automatically allowed outbound. The SME firewall only blocks inbound packets, and it does not block inbound packets which are already expected due to related outbound packets.

[pelle1]

stuntshell,

I am trying findnot.com's service and they use SSH and port 80 to get through firewalls (but without luck).

What did you mean with "By habilitating a number of connections on the remote access panel, you automatically open these ports."?

[Franco]

Their servers run on port 80, yours don't have to.
When you go into the remote access panel and change the PPTP settings to a number above "0", you automatically open the right ports.

Now, about established connections, you don't need to open any port for that to happen. SME will automatically allow outgoing connections, when you connect to a server using SSH, only the receiving end uses port 22, the connecting end will establish on any available non-standard port.