Topic: cant access server-manager externaly

[sodjazero]

I am not able to access wrbit.com/server-manager.

I get the 403 forbidden.

I have read the manual and followed the directions.

What could i be missing?

[e[nt]e]

I am not able to access wrbit.com/server-manager.

I get the 403 forbidden.

Which is how it should be.

I have read the manual and followed the directions.

Which directions?
Did you enter a IP from which the access should be enabled at the Security > Remote Access Panel?
Are you trying to access the server-manager from this IP?

Regards,
Niklas

[sodjazero]

Excuse that statement about reading the directions. I have been tinkering with SME for about 3 days straight now.

I can access https://www.wrbit.com/server-manager locally.

I also can access https://99.184.156.107/server manager locally.

I am not able to do this outside of my local network, from work, wifi hot spots ect...

I did not enter an IP for remote management. Im guessing this is needed?

[e[nt]e]

Excuse that statement about reading the directions. I have been tinkering with SME for about 3 days straight now.

No need for a excuse, it's just easier for us to help you if you state more or less exactly what you did.

I did not enter an IP for remote management. Im guessing this is needed?

Yes, if you want to access the server-manager from a remote location you will need to do this. That shouldn't be a problem if you want to access with the same IP all the time.

If that's not the case you could establish a VPN connection to your server and this way gain access from the "local" network.

Two other ways are described in this thread:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=40894.0

The 1st one is to connect via SSH and use the text based server-manager access from the admin console. The 2nd one is a bit more complicated and needs SSH access as well but you will be able to access the server-manager with your standard browser.

[sodjazero]

Thank you for the info!

[e[nt]e]

You're Welcome!
Please let us know if that solved your problem.

[sodjazero]

Yes it did! I was under the impression that I could log into my server-manager from any location.

But it did solve my problem.

[sodjazero]

Not sure if i should start another thread or not but when i send mail it does not arrive at the recipient.

I can send and receive mail locally, im not able to send mail from my mail server via webmail to my gmail account

[mercyh]

Do you have port 25 forwarded on the router?

I think you know how to test from your other thread.

EDIT: disregard, this should only apply to receiving.

[sodjazero]

I have ports 110 and 25 pointing to my server.

[e[nt]e]

Have a look at the All mail to Yahoo is bouncing thread.
Do you have a dynamic IP adress?

[sodjazero]

Ok, i cant send or receive to this thing at all! I dont get an error sending or receiving from either end.

I have sent mail from work and two ther accounts and i have not received one email.

Side note. I am running this server from my house, i have DSL, and i have a DDNS host name set up since i dont have a static ip.

[e[nt]e]

The Dynamic IP is probably the issue.
Many providers reject mail coming from an dynamic IP.
From the wiki:

Internet provider's SMTP server: Normally the server will send outgoing messages directly to their intended destination. If, however, you have an unreliable connection or are using a residential Internet service, it may be advisable to route e-mail via your provider's SMTP server. In that case, you should enter the SMTP server's hostname or IP address here.

In fact, if you have a temporary dial-up connection to the Internet, you may find that you need to use your ISP's mail server in order to deliver mail to some locations. As a reaction to the huge volume of unsolicited commercial e-mail ("spam"), many Internet sites are refusing direct SMTP connections from IP addresses that are known to be temporary dial-up accounts. For this reason, you may need to use your ISP's mail server since it will have a permanent connection to the Internet.

So in the server-manager go to E-Mail > E-Mail Delivery and put in your ISP's mail server IP.

[mercyh]

You have set up an MX record? If you do not have this set up you would not be able to receive mail.

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If your ISP is blocking Port 25 you would not be able to send mail.

Have you tried sending through your ISP's Mail server using this panel?
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter13#E-mail_Delivery

[sodjazero]

The Dynamic IP is probably the issue.
Many providers reject mail coming from an dynamic IP.
From the wiki:
So in the server-manager go to E-Mail > E-Mail Delivery and put in your ISP's mail server IP.

I have the IP set in the email delivery options, so far still no change..