Speedtouch 510 - punching holes in the firewall

So, I want to run some servers on my connection but I can't seem to get the Speedtouch router to open the bl!!dy ports! I have tried the guides on portforward.com but they don't seem to work - connecting from the 'outside' seems to result in no connection at all.

I can access the servers fine within the LAN so it's not a server issue.

Anyone got any ideas?

How are you checking whether the services are visible to the outside world.

i.e. The server www.farina1.com sites on a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.201 and http://192.168.0.201 works on my LAN, but http://www.farina1.com does not.

This is because of the way the routers work. To test visibility I use http://www.netmonitor.org or use another internet connection.

Additional information for the OP.

Andrew is talking about NAT loopback. As he says any routers will not do it - but some (probably more expensive) will.

For example, my DrayTeks are OK.

I'm checking in two ways:

1. I'm setting my university's proxy server in IE and then accessing the site hosted on www.example.com which is set to the IP address of my connection, this works because the proxy's IP and requests appears in the logs of my server.

2. I'm going to Shields Up to check that the port(s) are open and they are.

There's a section in the speedtouch router for IP routing - is there a way to generate an entry there so to speak?

1. That would not work I believe

2. Shields up can be fooled by attack protection in various routers. Try www.netmonitor.org

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/hardware/reviews/2002/q4/st510v4.html goes through some NAPT settings. As for IP routing to allow you to test the NAPT, it would not help prove things, you need someone in the outside world. If you want I can use telnet to probe the ports for you

"2. Shields up can be fooled by attack protection in various routers. Try www.netmonitor.org"
- I get "This webserver is undergoing maintenance. Please visit us again tomorrow. " when I try and access www.netmonitor.org
"1. That would not work I believe "
- Well, it appears to work for me for some reason since the proxy is requesting the pages and not my computer. I have also got a friend to chjeck if the web pages can be got, and it appears that they can, so it does appear to work. If you want, I can PM you the IP address and ports I would like you to test?