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techwreck
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 Posted - 01/29/2013 : 2:17:34 PM
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I have a 3-year-old Smartlinc and I want to learn about Port Forwarding, how to do it --- and WHY I need to do it. I've never really seen it clearly explained. Is there an article out there I can read that will explain how I can Port Forward my Smartlinc on a Linksys Router?
Also--my Smartlinc is 3 years old. I've updated the firmware. Is it still okay with the newer switches?
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stusviews
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2013 : 3:07:31 PM
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Everything you need to know about port forwarding: http://portforward.com
Also, your SmartLinc will work with the newer devices. |
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gangolfus
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2013 : 6:48:57 PM
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| Port forwarding allows you to access your SmartLinc when you are away from home. How exactly it is done varies by router. It is not something you NEED to do, only something you can do if remote control is desired. |
Edited by - gangolfus on 01/29/2013 6:50:55 PM |
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stusviews
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2013 : 10:28:22 PM
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| gangolfus is correct, it's not required, not even for remote access. Port forwarding increases security and more. |
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razemania
Average Member
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Posted - 01/30/2013 : 09:27:44 AM
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Hi,
Having a similar problem.
When I attempt to access my SmartLinc away from home, it appears to connect to my home network, but after looking for the SmartLinc I receive the following error:
"Local Error: No network connection available. Remote Error: Unable to connect with the SmartLinc."
My port forwarding information in the SmartLinc and my router set up are the same - all appears to be set up correctly. I followed the instructions using portforward.com. It's like I can connect to the router and it forwards to the SmartLinc but can't find it.
Do certainly ISPs block the ability to do this?
I've tried ports:
80
25005
25006
25007
Thank you again everyone.
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razemania
Average Member
61 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2013 : 10:33:32 AM
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Should I try to contact Gold Line support for this? I'm just not sure if it's a configuration problem or the ISP blocking me.
Does the port matter (besides it being a unique number)? portforward.com says the Smartlinc uses port 80, but I think the default was a different number.
Brian
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Originally posted by razemania
Hi,
Having a similar problem.
When I attempt to access my SmartLinc away from home, it appears to connect to my home network, but after looking for the SmartLinc I receive the following error:
"Local Error: No network connection available. Remote Error: Unable to connect with the SmartLinc."
My port forwarding information in the SmartLinc and my router set up are the same - all appears to be set up correctly. I followed the instructions using portforward.com. It's like I can connect to the router and it forwards to the SmartLinc but can't find it.
Do certainly ISPs block the ability to do this?
I've tried ports:
80
25005
25006
25007
Thank you again everyone.
Brian
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stusviews
Advanced Member
USA
8460 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2013 : 10:50:32 AM
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| The default port for a SmartLinc is 80. List of Ports to avoid |
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razemania
Average Member
61 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2013 : 3:01:03 PM
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Originally posted by stusviews
The default port for a SmartLinc is 80. List of Ports to avoid
Wow, thats a big list... |
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emiliograveran
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USA
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razemania
Average Member
61 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2013 : 1:14:29 PM
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So as silly as this is to admit, I thought I would share it for future reference.
As I was trying to set up my SmartLinc, I completely forgot that we got an Ooma last year. Of course the Ooma sat between the modem and the hub. Once I moved it behind the firewall, it worked! I used port 25005. |
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kilo32
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 02/01/2013 : 10:05:37 PM
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I have been trying to port forward so that I can access my hub away from home. Called the Goldline and they told me they couldn't help other than telling me I should use port 25105. Called uVerse and after 3 techs and 3 hours they said that they opened 25105 but the port checker indicated it was closed. They blamed it on the hub being a plugnplay. ????. Went to the web site referred to on here earlier and it replicates what uVerse already did but I went through the same steps with the same results of it being closed even though my router page says it's open.
I'm able to go to www.connect.insteon.com and see my devises and camera. You can turn devises on and off but you can't control the camera from that site but I still would like to connect via the app on my iPhone.
UPDATE: Well to add insult to injury I had noticed after uverse got done with me last night and I was throughly disgusted with the whole process that in look at my router status for each devise that it was associated with that the hub showed as not connected even though it had been connected prior to this fiasco starting. I took it upon myself to do a network reset in which you press the reset button a number of times on the hub and it responds by beeping and flashing. I then checked my router and it showed that the hub was now connected again. Problem was that doing the port check it still showed 25105 as closed so that didn't help my overall problem but I felt a little better knowing that it at least showed as connected. Fast forward to this morning and my outside lights didn't turn off at sunrise, my inside lights didn't turn on at the designated time and I just tried changing an off time for my kitchen lights to turn off in a couple of minutes to see if that would happen and it did. I'm still able to turn them on and off by way of the app but I also noticed that when I turned the lights off from 100% they did go off but the app shows them still on at 85% and when I again turned them on they came back up to 100% but again the app shows them incorrectly at 15%. I'm now going back in to the program of each light and without actually changing anything hitting the save button to see if that has any effect on future schedules. I think I'm just digging the hole I'm in deeper and deeper. |
Edited by - kilo32 on 02/02/2013 07:35:14 AM |
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kilo32
Senior Member
USA
213 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2013 : 1:57:30 PM
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| Is anyone using the Hub with uVerse and having issues with port forwarding? |
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Port Forwarding my Smartlinc
