Need help with remote access on my network
Hello,
My network is setup such that there is two networks with two routers. I do this because I wanted a better router than what my ISP supplies (Fios) and given the TV boxes and such run off this Fios Router I couldnt replace it.
So, the 1st router connected to the WAN is 192.168.1.x. Attached to this is another router (Cisco/Linksys) which is 10.213.1.x. All my devices, including the Mac running security spy, are attached tot he second router (10.213.1.x) and use that routers DHCP to get IPs.
How can I setup the port forwarding and access to security spy with this type of setup?
My network is setup such that there is two networks with two routers. I do this because I wanted a better router than what my ISP supplies (Fios) and given the TV boxes and such run off this Fios Router I couldnt replace it.
So, the 1st router connected to the WAN is 192.168.1.x. Attached to this is another router (Cisco/Linksys) which is 10.213.1.x. All my devices, including the Mac running security spy, are attached tot he second router (10.213.1.x) and use that routers DHCP to get IPs.
How can I setup the port forwarding and access to security spy with this type of setup?
Comments
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Some ISPs allow you to either change settings on the router, or request it - most of them you'd want to switch to "Bridge Mode" or something similar, it makes this easier, and is the recommended setup. (and how mine is at home) - this Bridge Mode changes the router to just a modem essentially - it provides internet, your own router then does all the work.
otherwise, you have to setup forwarding from the ISP router, to your router, then that router to your Mac running Security Spy. You can run into some things/services that won't work through "double NAT" just in normal internet usage. -
Brian is right - you ideally want to set one of the routers to bridge mode (this turns off its NAT functions), so that you have only one router on your network. Two routers (double NAT) is difficult to deal with when you need port forwarding.
If there are any devices other than the Linksys router attached to the Fios router (you mention TV boxes), then you can't set the Fios to bridge mode (it needs to be a router if you want to attach multiple devices to it). So in this case you need to leave the Fios as it is, and set the Linksys to bridge mode. Then the Linksys simply becomes an access point, providing WiFi services to the Fios's 192.168.1.x network.
However if the Linksys is the only device connected to the Fios, then you can set either router to bridge mode.
Otherwise, as Brian says, in the double-NAT case, you need to manually set up port forwarding in the Fios to the Linksys for the ports you need, which may require giving the Linksys a static IP address on the 192.168.1.x network. This should be avoided if possible. -
oh right, forgot about having to set the linksys to a DHCP assigned or static address. Good catch.
