Topic: checking for open ports

[lional]

How can I check if a port is open on my sme server
I opened it via port forward and it shows on my sme server
but when I run mapping software it diesn't show
is there there a config file that I can check

[crazybob]

which port are you trying to open?

[lional]

1194 for open vpn
I put in the source port as 1194 to localhost and the destination port as 1194 and it is a udp port.

[GlitchFreak]

What method of opening the port did you use?

[crazybob]

which version of openvpn are you installing?

[lional]

I used the port forward with server manager
version 2

[crazybob]

If you are using routed mode of open vpn, the how to http://wiki.contribs.org/OpenVPN has the rpm to open the port.

Is the connection to the internet through as router?

[lional]

Yes it is through a router
I installed rpm -Uvh http://sme.swerts-knudsen.com/downloads/dmc-mitel-portopening-0.0.1-4.noarch.rpm
What does it mean by this Install the port opener and ensure to update the navigation panel

[janet]

lional

I installed rpm -Uvh http://sme.swerts-knudsen.com/downloads/dmc-mitel-portopening-0.0.1-4.noarch.rpm

That's a really old rpm from sme5.6 days. You should not install that on sme7.x

There is already a port forwarding & opening panel in sme7.x server manager that you can use.

I suggest you read the manual, especially the part about the port forwarding & opening panel in server manager.

[lional]

thanks will do

[lional]

is the port forwarding and opening panel that smae. How can I check if the port is actually opened

[crazybob]

Have you forwarded the port in your router?

[lional]

I am in a difficult situation where the isp gives us no access to the router. They say all ports are open and NAT is disabled on the router, and as I understand sme does nat

[Stefano]

I am in a difficult situation where the isp gives us no access to the router. They say all ports are open and NAT is disabled on the router, and as I understand sme does nat

well, let's clarify..

- you have a router without nat and without any filter on ports/protocols, right?
- you have a SME server in server+gateway mode with a public IP on wan side, right?
- you are installing openvpn on that server

if so, I think you'd not need any portforward..

Ciao
Stefano

[lional]

openvpn says that port 1194 must be forwarded. I can connect to the sme but cant see any shared drives