Comments on: Port forwarding a SpeedStream 6520

By: Maher

Maher — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:47:13 +0000

hey man
i was wondering if u can help me by telling me the easiest way to open some of my router ports for a Speedstream 6520 router..

thanks

By: Archibald Sheran

Archibald Sheran — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:07:00 +0000

Hey, under the instructions to the website yo u link with the error report it says:

You can add an entry into your HOSTS file that shows your server domain name linked to the Private LAN IP

So, basically you go to your router check out what INTERNAL ip your computer has and add a line to /etc/hosts that has the ip and the something.com line.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:56:21 +0000

Can you explain this a to a newbie? I bought a network camera to put in our vacation home. It is a panasonic. I hooked it up with the instructions and it worked great for over a month. I could even view it on viewnetcam as well as my web site. I had to move things and unhooked it and all the trouble came. Now some people can see it some not, sometimes you can access it from the web page, sometimes not. Could the domain issue be the same for me?

By: wrinkledcheese

wrinkledcheese — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:58:32 +0000

I have the same problem, it seems the solution would be on this page but all you said was “check your email”.

I’m trying to set up a publically accessible web server, for testing and stuff. Easy sharing of images, etc.

By: Kataris

Kataris — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:50:40 +0000

Actually, I understand it now. I need to put in the IP and the hostname, right?

By: Kataris

Kataris — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:18:40 +0000

I don’t quite understand what I must do to override the domain in the hosts file, and how exactly it helps with port forwarding. There’s tons of ports that I want to forward, so I’m just confused

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:59:36 +0000

Luke, did you try it from inside the shop or from an outside computer? The hosts file change should make the camera visible on the intranet (the computers hooked up to the router), but if it’s not working on the internet (like from my house), then something else is going on.

By: Luke J

Luke J — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:55:03 +0000

Hey guys, I have the same issue with the SS6520 router.

A friend of mine has just installed a video camera security system in their shop and to gain remote access to the video, they need port forwarding.

In the modem I set up a custom entry for TCP and UDP as it specifies in the manual, sending all packets from port 9013 to 10.0.0.10 as per the security firms instructions.

Apparently it doesnt work. Would overriding the domain in the hosts file make a difference? Im not sure of the host name either.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thankyou.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:23:09 +0000

Wade check your email…

By: Wade McGrath

Wade McGrath — Fri, 18 May 2007 09:53:53 +0000

Mate I got a similar problem, I can’t access my web page externally, I’ve modified the host file and I think I just need to get my port forwarding configuration right. I got the same router as above. Thanx mate any help would be apprecited.