I apparently was celebrating too soon...
I am unable to access my IWP database frpm a computer outside my
network.
I have set up FMP 9 for IWP on a Mac with a Linksys router and a cable
modem.
I thought I had this problem licked, but I don't.
I can access my dyndns visitor or destination URL from within my
network, but it can't be accessed from an outside computer. Here are
the steps I took to get it to this point. Is there anyone who sees
what I've missed to allow access from a computer on the web?
1. Set up Mac networking manually for a static address eg 192.168.1.50
2. Disable the firewall on the router by unchecking "block anonymous
internet requests" and set up port forwarding for port 5003, the port
that Filemaker listens on. (Portforward.com was invaluable in walking
me through this.)
3. Open a dyndns account at dyndns.com and register for two host
names, a visitor host and a destination host. This allows redirection
to the 5003 port of your computer. You need to webhop from the visitor
URL to the destination URL and then assign your external IP address to
the destination URL. (dyndns.com has good tutorials on how to do all
this.)
4. Download and configure the update client from dyndns.com. You need
this because the cable company will change your external IP address
and the update client keeps dyndns.com informed.
5. I could not initially connect with my Filemaker file using the
Visitor or Destination Host, or with the external IP address. It turns
out that this was a loopback error and was fixed by port forwarding
port 80 on my router. This was the tricky part that stymied me for two
days.
6. But even after all this, I can't access from outside.
Any ideas would be most appreciated.
Jay Erlebacher
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