Share Static IP that is hidden internally though Linksys 3

[protos]

I was given 1 Ip from roadrunner, but i have successfully setup 3 machines to share it using the Linksys in the home, but how can i/is it possible to

view one of the machines outside so i can setup FTP to gain access one of the machines from another location like work ??

I setup the linksys as dhcp using my 1 static to dish out ip's to the other machines, but of course since it goes through the linksys, all are "hidden" from the outside.

Thanks for any help

 

[Newposter]

One step is to set the router to forward requests for port 21 to port 21 of the machine that you want to use. Not sure what else is required. Newposter
"Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."

 

[smah]

That should do it. The other thing you may want to do is to assign a static ip address to the machine running the FTP server. Make sure it doesn't overlap the IP range assigned by the router.

 

[protos]

the ip range of the router is using the standard linksys range
so how can i use another "static" when i have 1 that is hidden from the outside and have no more static, i know i can use the standard linksys range since everyone is using them who use linksys.
my 1 pc has this ip
192.168.1.112

If i setup to forward from port 21 to port 21 of the machine i want to use, would i use the linksys ip assisgned,
192.168.1.112 ??

 

[smah]

Setting up a internal static IP address on the server is a convienience so that when ip addresses are assigned differently, the router will still point to the correct internal machine.

Other models may be different so check you router settings, but by default the BEFSR41 assingins internal IP's in the range of 192.168.1.xxx The starting ip address is 192.168.1.100 and the default number of clients is 50. Therefore, the defualt assigned DHCP range is 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150 To avoid conflicts, at the server, assign a static ip address outside of this range. You can use anything between 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.99 or between 192.168.1.151 to 192.168.1.254

 

[protos]

ok so setup a static, say 192.168.2
to the ftp machine and put that
"forward" into the router settings ??

thanks

 

[smah]

Exactly.

 

[vidguy]

Hi! New poster here, Excuse me if Im Butting in but the subject is exactly my question. EXCEPT... We have 5 STATIC IPs. I currently use a Linksys to give access to all my pcs behind 1 of my 5 STATIC IPs. I have been using internal ips (192.1683.1.xxx) and port forwarding with the Linksys for a long time to make my intranet and ftp access work, But now I want to use a STATIC IP. Is there really any advantage to it? The machine is a Win 2K server pro. Maybe some better security?? The current machine runs Win NT 5 using the port forwarding..
I would like to set up our Http and Ftp server on that Win2K PC on my STATIC IP's behind my Linksys. I have tried using static mapping and forwarding but I cant get it going. I'm sure Im setting something up wrong... Your thoughts? Thanks so much!
James

 

[smah]

vidguy, let's make sure I'm following you correctly...

You have 5 static IP's from your ISP. 1 of these currently feeds the router. You want to use another 1 for your Win2k server, but behind the router? First, it can't be done this way - think of it from the internet side that machine would have 2 external IP addresses. Second, even if it could be done, there would be no advantage, only added confusion.

 

[Newposter]

smah, I use a dynamic IP within the range of the BEFR41 router, and forward FTP requests to it with no problem. It doesn't need to be outside the default range. Of course, I don't turn it off so the address doesn't change. Newposter
"Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."

 

[smah]

I agree - if the network configuration doesn't change, the internal ip addresses won't change. But they could...that's why I generally recommond using a static ip on a server.

 

[vidguy]

Yes Smah, you had it right. And I guess I should have seen the problem with both IPs behind the router. Thanks I figured so much. Thanks again!