andybrown

i can type in the local address of the laptop and access it. that does work, but over the internet i cannot. i enter my no-ip.com host name and it doesnt work, and i've also tried to enter the ip address of the machine, found using whatismyip.com and it won't work either.

schrags11

I might have missed something but the way i have done things in my network to keep everything nice and non-confusing is this.
Firewall - 192.168.1.1
Router 1 - 192.168.1.2
Router 2 (wireless) - 192.168.1.3

I turned off DHCP on both routers and changed settings making them act as routers, and not gateways. This allows all the computers to just be connected by the routers, nothing else. I have the firewall do DHCP and everything else. This way, by making the routers NOT gateways, I only have to manage port forwarding in the firewall, not having to do multiple forwards between devices.

andybrown

Originally Posted by schrags11

I might have missed something but the way i have done things in my network to keep everything nice and non-confusing is this. Firewall - 192.168.1.1 Router 1 - 192.168.1.2 Router 2 (wireless) - 192.168.1.3 I turned off DHCP on both routers and changed settings making them act as routers, and not gateways. This allows all the computers to just be connected by the routers, nothing else. I have the firewall do DHCP and everything else. This way, by making the routers NOT gateways, I only have to manage port forwarding in the firewall, not having to do multiple forwards between devices.

That really sounds like a good idea, Im thinking about setting up like that this weekend. Check your PM.

DaLabrador

Originally Posted by andybrown

Yeah, from within the Linksys Routers settings, it is telling me that the local IP address is 192.168.1.1 The IP addresses being used are: Netgear Firewall- 192.168.0.254 Linksys Router- 192.168.1.1 Netgear Router- 192.168.0.250

The routers have got 2(two) IP addresses.
The Linksys has got one internal (For your LAN with the server laptop. That's probably the 192.168.1.1), and one external(Probably 192.168.0.???. Observe the zero.), probably obtained through dhcp from the Netgear firewall.
The netgear firewall should route to 192.168.0.???, and not 192.168.1.1.

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andybrown

alright, this is my first successful post from one of my school's computers...ever. its not very quick to load images, but it definitely works and that's all that matters, right?