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Title: Linkstation Media Server Connection through Router
Post by: butasan on December 11, 2008, 02:30:39 AM

Hi,

I have a Linkstation Pro Duo 1TB (LS-WTGL/R1-V3 F/W 3.07).

I enabled the media server, and successfully connected by the Dixim2 DLNA Client and played the mpeg video in the local network.

Now, I'm trying to connect to the media server through the router by the

same software, Dixim2 DLNA client. Unfortunately, it is not successful,

and probably because the router blocks some transactions.

Does anybody know the port setting of the router for the media server

on the linkstation? Which ports need to be opened and what protocol (TCP, UDP, etc).

Thanks

Butasan

Title: Re: Linkstation Media Server Connection through Router
Post by: Paul on December 11, 2008, 09:17:04 AM

It is going to depend on that software, I would put it int he DMZ for testing (that will open all ports)

Title: Re: Linkstation Media Server Connection through Router
Post by: butasan on December 11, 2008, 09:22:50 PM

Paul,

Web server expects the packet on the port 80 and FTP server expects it at the port 21. Does the embedded media server on Linkstation expects the packet on the specific port? Or it looks at everything?

I prefer not to use DMZ due to the security reason.

THanks

Butasan

Title: Re: Linkstation Media Server Connection through Router
Post by: Colin137 on December 12, 2008, 04:22:42 PM

There isn't much hope for using the device through a firewall, since it uses UPnP and was not designed to work through a router. Using the DMZ setting is the only way I can conceive of to make that work.

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