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: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay February 18, 2012, 11:38:19 PM

I've followed, unfollowed, and refollowed the setup instructions for web access until I'm blue in the face.  I tried to hard I almost bricked my router.  I cannot, for the live of me, connect to my NAS drive (via IP address OR BuffaloNas) from computer outside my network.

 

I have a LinkSys WRT54GL and a Buffalo LinkStation Live 2TB.  I think my problem may be that I'm not sure what PORT FORWARDING or "opening" a port is.  I'm a network idiot.

 

I do, however, have BOTH ports 9000 and 35077 (what the linkstation software says is my "external port," with UPnP enabled) set, in the Linksys' Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forward screen for application NAS, start/end, protocol=both, address = 101 (the IP of my NAS drive) and ENABLED = on.

 

Do I have to turn off the router's firewall?  Do I *HAVE TO* have a static IP for my router (because I'm on Comcast, and really don't want to pay).

 

What am I missing, please?

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: duke February 18, 2012, 11:49:50 PM

Are you able to access to your share folders using Web Access within your local network?

 

 

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay February 19, 2012, 11:18:38 AM

Yes!

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: duke February 19, 2012, 07:29:33 PM
Ok...some screen shots showing your web access configuration and your router port forwarding configuration might help us.......
: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay February 20, 2012, 01:39:23 PM

I don't know how to get a local image/screen shot into a message on this board.

 

NAS address = 192.168.1.101.  My IP with Comcast is dynamic.

Webaccess service

Volume "Share" has attributes of Read & Write, and its Webaccess settings are "Use inherited..."

WebAccess service = enabled

HTTPS = disabled

Use BuffaloNAS = enabled

DNS Hostname = blank

UPnP = enabled

External port = 35077

NAS Internal Port = 9000

Exclusive session = disabled

Expiration time = 30

 

On my Linksys WRT54GL admin page, I'm assuming that what I see (under Applications & Gaming) called "Port Range Forward" is where I set port forwarding.

My application name = NAS

Start = 9000

End = 9000

Protocol = Both

Ip address is 196.168.1.101

Enabled

     Same settings for port 35077

 

I also have the option to set "port triggering," on the linksys.  Do I need to?  It didn't seem to do anything...

 

Under the Administration > Management tab on the Linksys, Route Router access is disabled, and UPnP is ENabled.

 

What else do you need, to help me?

 

Thanks

 

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay March 07, 2012, 10:06:26 AM

Still cannot use BuffaloNas.com to access my files.

 

Today, cannot even access it.

 

Anyone?

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: davo March 07, 2012, 10:26:33 AM
Dude come on! If its working locally but not remotely then your router is not forwarding the port correctly!!
: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay March 07, 2012, 10:34:20 AM

Dude, come on!  Read my post.  I realize I may have port forwarding issues -- I asked for help in resolving them.

 

 

 

 

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: steveianson March 07, 2012, 01:23:24 PM

Internal and external ports on the NAS need to be 9000

 

On the modem leave the trigger blank

 

Remove the 30577 port forward

 

let me know how you get on.

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay May 05, 2012, 01:21:37 PM

Sorry for the delay in updating this.

 

Did all recommended steps.  www.canyouseeme.org can see me at port 9000.

 

Buffalonas.com , however, still cannot connect to me.

 

I do NOT have a static IP address from Comcast.  Does that matter?

 

This is extremely frustrating.  I'm following directions, but am still not able to access my Linkstation from outside, so I can't share anything on it!

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: davo May 09, 2012, 06:45:55 AM

PM me your buffalonas.com name and i can test it

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: EmKay May 09, 2012, 10:05:08 AM

Thanks to Davo, I figured out that my work network was getting in the way...

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: davo May 09, 2012, 10:10:06 AM

you're welcome

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: bwonish November 18, 2012, 06:30:41 PM

From my experience, if you have the port forwarding set up per the recommendations, then the next thing to figure outis how to pass your public IP address from comcast's gateway to your router.  For most typical Internet providers with gateways, the private ip doesn't go to the router. so the buffalonas.com search doesn't ever get to your router to forward to the nas.

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: fknandrew January 15, 2013, 10:16:33 AM

Ok I was following this thread as I am in the exact same situation, but the talk became private and I don'tknow how the issue was resolved.  Any help?  Can't access my NAS via webaccess. forwading issue perhaps, but what should I put in Internal and external port?

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay January 15, 2013, 11:13:22 AM

I still cannot access it from outside, either.  I don't know if I'm missing some instructions on port forwarding, or if I'm only testing from places with firewalls that are causing me trouble...  I'm just a home user who bought a device that was advertised to be able to do something -- I just need straightforward instructions on getting this to work!

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: davo January 15, 2013, 11:17:56 AM

EmKay wrote:

I still cannot access it from outside, either.  I don't know if I'm missing some instructions on port forwarding, or if I'm only testing from places with firewalls that are causing me trouble...  I'm just a home user who bought a device that was advertised to be able to do something -- I just need straightforward instructions on getting this to work!


Again, your port forwarding is either not setup or not setup correctly. contact your router provider and get them to forward whatever port you are using for web access for TCP to the local IP address of the Linkstation!

 

Rule of Thumb: If its working locally but not remotely it is 99% of the time down to the port forwarding.

 

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay January 15, 2013, 11:22:19 AM

Okay, maybe I have no business owning a NAS if I don't know what this means -- but are you suggesting that I contact Linksys to ask them what settings to put into my router setup?  Somehow, I'll bet they're going to be less than really interested in helping me, with that, but if that's what you say I need to do, I'll try...

 

Isn't there ANYONE else here with Comcast cable service and a Linksys WRT54G router who can provide the settings? 

 

Finally, how do I know what port I am using for web access for TCP?  I'm not sure what you mean by that (maybe if I were at home looking at the settings it will be apparent?)...

 

This is frustrating to me because I DO have some very limited exposure to networking (and I'm still horribly confused by this) -- but what if I didn't?

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: davo January 15, 2013, 11:26:45 AM

EmKay wrote:

 

Finally, how do I know what port I am using for web access for TCP?  I'm not sure what you mean by that (maybe if I were at home looking at the settings it will be apparent?)...

 

This is frustrating to me because I DO have some very limited exposure to networking (and I'm still horribly confused by this) -- but what if I didn't?


Log onto the web admin page of the unit, Extentsions -> Advanced web access settings, the external port is listed there.

 

You can test to see if the port is open by going to http://canyouseeme.org and enter your port number.

 

How to port forward on your router -> http://support.herefilefile.com/entries/175488-how-to-forward-ports-on-a-linksys-wrt54g

P.S Google is your friend! :-/

 

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: EmKay January 15, 2013, 11:38:11 AM

I'm a googling fiend, but have found nothing, yet, that helps me.  I *am* able to see my port using canyouseeme -- tried that previously.  I'll try the link you provided, next (when home).  Thanks.

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: fknandrew January 15, 2013, 09:58:44 PM

Emkay, I think we are soulmates in so far as this problem is concerned.  I am of the same opinion and problem.  I checked in canyouseeme and it said my port timed out.  So this is a ISP issue? I can't do aything on my end to make linkstation work?

 

I wish Buffalo was more straightforward in warning buyers that its web access wont work all the time depending on the ISP

 

I am not a techie myself, so if I were to write my ISP, what exactly should I ask them to do?

: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: jeffy6037 August 01, 2013, 07:23:45 PM
First post, hope I'm doing it right.  My problem is that when my home router updates its ip address, my NAS needs to re-trigger an update to buffalonas.com for external access to work.  I have to manually force this to happen when I'm home by rebooting the NAS or performing a disable and re-enable webaccess via the web admin.  Once I do this, it works fine until the router's external ip changes.  Latest firmware is installed.  Any way to automatically get the NAS to update this record every 12 or 24 hours?
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: Eastmarch August 05, 2013, 12:19:13 PM
Davo is correct that some basic port forwarding knowledge certainly helps getting this set up.

Port Forwarding doesn't need to be intimidating, fortunately. The concept is pretty simple.

Think of a Port as a doorway, and most firewalls lock all the doors for security. UPnP is a way to make the firewall open the door if someone knocks.

You could also manually unlock the door. This is basic port forwarding. You have to tell the router what computer on your network the door goes to.

With WebAccess, you want that door (port 9000 by default) to open up into your NAS (and your files).

So your router, which has to physically allow data into your network, has to be TOLD that it's ok to let port 9000 be open and any traffic through that port needs to go to your NAS. To do this you need two pieces of information. 1) Which port, 2) Where it's going.

All router interfaces are different. Some split out two traffic types (TCP and UDP) and some just let you do both at the same time. WebAccess uses TCP. When it asks you for the IP address, it wants the IP address of your NAS.

If your NAS is getting random IP addresses every time it reboots this can cause issues - there are ways to make it always get the same address, again this is a router function and the interface varies, it's called 'DHCP Reservation' on a lot of routers. You can always tell your NAS to use a specific IP address as well, just make sure it's not one of the addresses that is getting handed out to other machines.

For your router, it looks like its port 9000 to 9000, go ahead and use both, and the ip address is the address of your NAS. This information is in the NAS console if you don't know how to look it up on the router.

Should be that simple.
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: billp4444 February 08, 2015, 11:05:19 AM
<p>Emkay, I think we are soulmates in so far as this problem is concerned.  I am of the same opinion and problem.  I checked in canyouseeme and it said my port timed out.  So this is a ISP issue? I can't do aything on my end to make linkstation work?</p><p> </p><p>I wish Buffalo was more straightforward in warning buyers that its web access wont work all the time depending on the ISP</p><p> </p><p>I am not a techie myself, so if I were to write my ISP, what exactly should I ask them to do?</p>

Once I set port forwarding to pass 9000  I was then able to use the uPnP option to get things going.  My router had uPnP enabled but without port forwarding it would not work.
: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: joma90 February 08, 2015, 02:29:21 PM
for webaccess setings on you linkstation. Use advance setup. disable upnp, enter 9000 as the internal port and what every number you want as the external port from 1500-65000. Login to router set up port forwarding to the ip of the linkstation. save settings. if anything reboot router. See if it works now.
: Re: BuffaloNas.com just not working (from external PCs) for me
: davidsco27 April 10, 2017, 05:05:33 PM
My previous post was deleted, most likely because the Buffalo incompetents and moderbators don't want people to know just how incompetent they are.  Though, it's a little late since everyone who uses their products already does.  Apparently, their Buffalonas Webaccess portal DOES NOT WORK.  I was able to log into my NAS from outside by finding my external IP and adding the port I opened to the address. That works fine. Their useless portal sends you to a WRONG IP address.  Do it that way, once setup, find out your External IP on a site like Whatsmyip.com and when outside your network, login to that ip colon the port you opened ex.  173.23.63.13:9000 and you'll get to a page where you can login to your NAS