Unreachable Server behind Apple Aiport

matthewamzn · Dec 18, 2007, 04:48 PM

As of Sunday, I can't access my remote server from behind my home Apple Aiport Extreme router.

My web hosting company says they didn't change anything, and my isp says it's not them... so that leaves the router. If I remove the router, I can get to the server.

Any idea of what could be causing the problem?

thejadedmonkey · Dec 19, 2007, 08:30 AM

Port forwarding?

matthewamzn · Dec 19, 2007, 01:41 PM

My server hosting company says that my router is blocking the server's ip address. Is this configured somewhere in Airport? It's never blocked anything before.

Mal · Dec 19, 2007, 02:23 PM

Don't ask me the specifics of how to configure it, but you'll have to setup Port Mapping in the Airport Utility (Advanced -> Port Mapping) to direct your IP to the server on the correct port. I would assume port 80 for web serving, but you'll have to figure that one out yourself. That's the missing setting, however.

jW

jeremy.king · Dec 19, 2007, 02:30 PM

Guys this is an outbound connection. Port forwarding is for inbound.

I'd suggest you reset your Airport to defaults to see if problem persists.

OP, how are you trying to access this remote server? http? ssh? telnet? ftp? Can you ping the server? Are you accessing by domain name or IP?

matthewamzn · Dec 21, 2007, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingjr3

OP, how are you trying to access this remote server? http? ssh? telnet? ftp? Can you ping the server? Are you accessing by domain name or IP?

I tried accessing the server with http, ssh and ftp. It stops at the fourth hop when I ping it (using ip and domain names).

jeremy.king · Dec 21, 2007, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewamzn

I tried accessing the server with http, ssh and ftp. It stops at the fourth hop when I ping it (using ip and domain names).

Sounds like something is blocking the route

or is the 4th hop the IP of your server? Did you reset your router to see if that helped?

matthewamzn · Dec 21, 2007, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingjr3

Sounds like something is blocking the route

or is the 4th hop the IP of your server? Did you reset your router to see if that helped?

The fourth hop was right after shaw cable. I just tried resetting my router and that did fix it. Somehow it also fixed it at work (where I didn't do anything). Maybe it triggered something with shaw.

It's all working good now though.

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Mal macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando	Don't ask me the specifics of how to configure it, but you'll have to setup Port Mapping in the Airport Utility (Advanced -> Port Mapping) to direct your IP to the server on the correct port. I would assume port 80 for web serving, but you'll have to figure that one out yourself. That's the missing setting, however. jW __________________ The Bearded Nerd 13" MacBook Pro; 64GB iPod touch "It's a real burn, being right so often." NoiseTrade.com/Walker
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jeremy.king macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Fox Lake, IL	Guys this is an outbound connection. Port forwarding is for inbound. I'd suggest you reset your Airport to defaults to see if problem persists. OP, how are you trying to access this remote server? http? ssh? telnet? ftp? Can you ping the server? Are you accessing by domain name or IP? __________________ http://www.jeremyronking.com http://www.willinois.com
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