[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I know little about networking and was rather proud of myself after setting up DNEWS >on an old 468 server that I am putting to use. I have managed to set up DNEwS as a >local news sever on my netwo > > However I would like to take it a step further and let other people access the >server from the internet. This is what I have, > > A computer with a permanent connection which is connected to the internet (satellite >connection) with a static IP - this computer does NOT run dnews. ip 203.43.xxx.xx and >90.0.0.1 > > A computer that runs dnews on the local networking with the ip 90.0.0.50 > > Is it possible to access the DNEWS server through the static ip internet connection, > or will the dnews software need to be installed on the physical machine that has the >static ip and internet conn > > Currently I have my newsgroup reader set to the ip of the dnews server and it works >great as a local . You need to map port 119 on the your gateway to the internal dnews host so that connections to port 119 on your external ip 203.43.xxx.xx get directed to the dnews box. Regards, Brian -------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you are using Dnewsweb version prior to 5.4f3 we recommend you upgrade due to a potential security issue found in those versions. Customer Support (private) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing list Support (public) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Online Manual -- http://netwinsite.com/dnews/manual.htm Netwinsite search engine -- http://www.netwinsite.com/find.htm Online FAQ -- http://netwinsite.com/dnews/faq.htm Mailing list archive -- http://www.netwinsite.com/cgi/dnewsweb.cgi?cmd=xover&group=netwin.dnews ftp://ftp.netwinsite.com/pub/netwinsite Note: To UNSUBSCRIBE from the dnews mailing list send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] a message with the body containing one line, unsubscribe To post to the mailing list send to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
