DNS Hostname Question

[tnbtaylor]

I would like to use a DNS Hostname for webaccess to my NAS folders (Linkstation Pro Duo with the 3.10 firmware).  I previously used the BuffaloNAS site, but no longer want to use this (same is not useful for me).

 

What do I specifically enter into the DNS Hostname field for web access, so my web users can access my NAS?  The help button isn't helpful and could not find the specific answer here.

 

Please advise.

 

Thanks,
Tom

 

[AngelsAbys]

you would need to enter the name of your DNS server for this to work properly.  So you would either need your own personal DNS server or one you rent for X dollars a month/year

[GloveUK]

Sign up here for a free account http://www.dyndns.com/">http://www.dyndns.com/

and if you are lucky, your router will update your external ip address with http://www.dyndns.com/">http://www.dyndns.com/ and you can access your buffalo that way.

 

This is what i use and it works great, also for the torrent access when you are away from home ;)

[tnbtaylor]

Thanks for the advice, but that doesn't seem to be an easy solution...

[tnbtaylor]

GloveUK wrote:

Sign up here for a free account http://www.dyndns.com/">http://www.dyndns.com/

and if you are lucky, your router will update your external ip address with http://www.dyndns.com/">http://www.dyndns.com/ and you can access your buffalo that way.

 

This is what i use and it works great, also for the torrent access when you are away from home ;)

I got this to work with my own DNS, but it takes you to the same dull Buffalo Web Access page.  Its the NAS IP address on port 9000.  Is that what you have?

[GloveUK]

I use port 9000 internally but use 8081 as my external port eg http://www.mydns.org:8081">http://www.mydns.org:8081. I then use port forwarding on the router to forward that request to port 9000 (internally) to the buffallo.

[tnbtaylor]

Thanks for all of your advice, GloveUK.  I really appreciate it!.

 

So, right now I have port 9000 open for the NAS webaccess on my router.  What I need to do is also open port 8081 for the NAS and forward port 8081 to port 9000 ?  Do I have one entry for port 9000 and one entry for port 8081 to port 9000 ?

 

Then I'd send folks to http://www.dns.org:8081">http://www.dns.org:8081 ??

 

What do I input for the DNS server in the NAS UI ??  Do I include the port in there like above, or just the DNS name?

 

If you could help me, I'd be very grateful.

 

Thanks,

Tom

 

[davo]

tnbtaylor wrote:

Thanks for all of your advice, GloveUK.  I really appreciate it!.

 

So, right now I have port 9000 open for the NAS webaccess on my router.  What I need to do is also open port 8081 for the NAS and forward port 8081 to port 9000 ?  Do I have one entry for port 9000 and one entry for port 8081 to port 9000 ?

 

Then I'd send folks to http://www.dns.org:8081">http://www.dns.org:8081 ??

 

What do I input for the DNS server in the NAS UI ??  Do I include the port in there like above, or just the DNS name?

 

If you could help me, I'd be very grateful.

 

Thanks,

Tom

 

 

forward the externel port 8081 to internal 9000.

 

On the LS enter just the DNS name (no port) then yes they should be able to access on http://www.dns.org:8081">http://www.dns.org:8081

[GloveUK]

Hi Tom - yes thats right you just need your dns name http://your.dns.com">http://your.dns.com and then for external users point them to http://your.dns.com">http://your.dns.com:8081

 

 

[tnbtaylor]

Call me crazy, but can't seem to get this to work.  Likely user error.  Here is what I've done:

 

1. In the NAS (Linkstation) UI under web access, I've entered the DNS name and Port 9000.  (please confirm that I should enter Port 9000 here, I've tried both 9000 and 8081). 
2. In my router (Linksys) UI, I've forwarded Port 9000 to the NAS IP address AND I've forwarded Port 8081 to the NAS IP address.  I'm not sure if I was supposed to forward 8081 to 9000 or not.  I used to forward JUST port 9000 to the NAS IP, but with the new DNS name, not sure what to do here. 

I'd really like to get this to work, so please advise which one (or both) of the above is wrong. 

 

I wish I could share the UIs with you, so you could see what I see.

 

Thanks again for the help......

 

Tom

[tnbtaylor]

Help!!

[davo]

No, you need to forward external port 8081 to internal port 9000 to the IP address of the Linkstation. You do this in ONE rule on your NAT table on your router.

[tnbtaylor]

Well, I guess my Linksys router doesn't have the ability to forward an external port to an internal port.  I can only open access for a port (used to be 9000) to a device (NAS).  I cannot forward a port to another port from what I can see.  I have the WRT54GS Linksys...cannot find where one port can forward to another?  Can you be more specific?

 

Also, on the NAS, do I still set 9000 as the port for web access or is is 8081?  Not sure...

[tnbtaylor]

When I try to go into the new DNS, I get a message that says:

 

Error:  The file cannot be found.

Click here to edit Linkstation settings.

 

Thus, I don't think it works right...

 

 

Can anyone help me?

[caramelson]

if you're following this thread, trying to figure out why it's not connecting, the key is whether you are trying to connect to your dns by https:// or by http://

 

if you have SSL ticked on your NAS, then you MUST connect using https:// or it will not work.

 

to the user above, start over. delete all ports and all settings that you setup for your NAS and router. also, your router can do port-forwarding, so don't fret.

 

in the DNS Hostname, enter the hostname you signed up with dyndns.com

 

the external port is the port the router (NOT THE NAS) is listening on. in your case, this was 8081

 

the default web port for the NAS is 9000.

 

on your router, forward the port 8081 to 9000. THATS IT!

 

now connect to the web of your NAS via https://mydns.com">https://mydns.com:8081 or http://mydns.com">http://mydns.com:8081 (depending on whether you have SSL checked or not)

 

i just got this working and figured i'd share.