pcAnywhere & SonicWall

[jjtbt]

I have an NT server in a remote building that I have no direct access to but it does have Internet access. In my building, we have a SonicWall SOHO/2 50-user Internet Security Appliance that we are using as a firewall. NAT is enabled on it and we have it configured so all the users in my building are going through the SOHO and a cable modem for Internet access using an IP address assigned to us through our ISP, RoadRunner.

What I would like to know is if it is possible and how I might be able to access this remote server with pcAnywhere ver 8.0. I have attempted to open up ports 5631 for TCP and 5632 for UDP with no success. Any suggestions?

 

[jsbb]

we had the same issue. Unfortunatly you are going to have to upgrade.

 

[dankelt]

I'm not real familiar with the SonicWall router, but I have configured one to work the way you want it to. I'm also not sure what model it was either. But I believe what you need to do is add a two new "services" that will forward the pcanywhere ports to the correct internal server. I can't say for sure exactly how to do this, as I do not have a SonicWall or a users Manual.

 

[BillTrail]

We use a LinkSys 4-port router and pcA 9.2 with a dynamic ip address. First we opened/forwarded TCP port 5631 and UDP port 5632. I always check/look at my "real" IP address before I leave the office. It's been 65.81.174.219 for about a week now but it changes furriously sometimes... so much so that I sometimes use a 24/7 type of music/chat download program like WinMX "just" to create a live interactive connection to the net which forces my carrier Bellsouth to leave my IP alone during that "session".

Then I envoke the pcAnywhere Host and hit the road. I'm able to log on remotely over TCP/IP using the "current" ip which gets me as far as my LinkSys router. Then, because the 2 ports are open AND because the one pc behind the router's opened ports is running pcA host with the TCP/IP checkbox checked I'm able to log on to that pc.

My one problem has been that about half the time I only get about one row of icons and then the connection locks or freezes. I'm currently playing around with the host pc's registry's TCP/IP "window size" which is currently set at 65535... Seems to help a little bit. Any help from you guys on that would sure be appreciated, too. This is all sort'a like black magic - nobody ANYwhere has been able to help me with that problem... Sometimes the same connection works FINE which really complicates my issue.

My email address is billtrail@bellsouth.net

Anyway, hope that helps you out.

Bill Trail
Penny Systems, Inc.
Macon, Georgia 11/6/2002 Wednesday