confusercat
Cadet
- Joined
- May 17, 2013
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Hi,
I am, like many users here, new to FreeNAS. I am using FreeNAS-8.3.1-RELEASE-p2-x64. My problems are as follows:
I am on a network that uses fixed IPv4 addresses. There are two routers in the building: router A and router B. The FreeNAS box is on router A. I can only see the box from other computers connected to router A, not Router B or any external (wifi) network. I do not have access to the routers themselves and cannot forward ports or make any such changes. I can only work with the box.
1. Is there any way to make the FreeNAS box visible to router B?
2. If yes, then is there any way to make the FreeNAS box visible to external users? I have seen this thread and can't use that solution because I can't forward the port on the router. I have also seen this thread and don't understand why the same solution doesn't work as I have entered the default gateway (Global Configuration -> IPv4 Default Gateway) correctly.
3. Do the settings for Hostname and Domain in Global Configuration have anything to do with this? I have a DNS hostname from the router associated with my address and use it to connect to the admin console, but I'm not sure - does this go in the Hostname here?
Thanks - from tests, the shares on the same router all seem to work, but I just need to know if it can only work this way or if there are other possibilities.
Edit to add: I should add that it isn't a specific protocol issue. Absolutely nothing works from a computer on router B - not SSH, not SFTP, not FTP, not CIFS, not even the admin interface. Nothing. It's like there's something stopping any traffic whatsoever from reaching the FreeNAS box from outside the router. Please help!
I am, like many users here, new to FreeNAS. I am using FreeNAS-8.3.1-RELEASE-p2-x64. My problems are as follows:
I am on a network that uses fixed IPv4 addresses. There are two routers in the building: router A and router B. The FreeNAS box is on router A. I can only see the box from other computers connected to router A, not Router B or any external (wifi) network. I do not have access to the routers themselves and cannot forward ports or make any such changes. I can only work with the box.
1. Is there any way to make the FreeNAS box visible to router B?
2. If yes, then is there any way to make the FreeNAS box visible to external users? I have seen this thread and can't use that solution because I can't forward the port on the router. I have also seen this thread and don't understand why the same solution doesn't work as I have entered the default gateway (Global Configuration -> IPv4 Default Gateway) correctly.
3. Do the settings for Hostname and Domain in Global Configuration have anything to do with this? I have a DNS hostname from the router associated with my address and use it to connect to the admin console, but I'm not sure - does this go in the Hostname here?
Thanks - from tests, the shares on the same router all seem to work, but I just need to know if it can only work this way or if there are other possibilities.
Edit to add: I should add that it isn't a specific protocol issue. Absolutely nothing works from a computer on router B - not SSH, not SFTP, not FTP, not CIFS, not even the admin interface. Nothing. It's like there's something stopping any traffic whatsoever from reaching the FreeNAS box from outside the router. Please help!