[ale] Linksys DSL router (BEFSR11) How to allow access in

[George Johnson]

I have a regular aDSL router from earthlink.  I was just trying to mess
around with it to allow me access to my own systems from outside like from
work etc.  Want to set up FTP server and WWW server etc.  Learning this
stuff.  Going to installfest for config assist.

George


-----Original Message-----
From: James P. Kinney III [mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 11:14 PM
To: John Mills
Cc: Ale
Subject: Re: [ale] Linksys DSL router (BEFSR11) How to allow access in


John,
I must have misunderstood where the linksys was placed. I assumed it was
a router supplied by Earthlink to connect multiple machines to one DSL
line. My commercial SDSL line from Earthlink had a flowpoint router, 1
SDSL connection and 4 RJ-45 10bT sockets. It was also configurable by
several means. The reset button set it to the defaults as shipped by
Mindspring. Whether they were the defaults from the factory, I don't
know. It required nothing to plug in and use.

Of course I twiddled with every feature it had! Had to use that reset
button more than once.

On Sun, 2002-02-24 at 20:48, John Mills wrote:
> Hi -
>
> My note assumed you use the web interface from behind the router. I don't
> understand what you refer to with Earthlink setting router parameters, but
> my Linksys has a 'factory defaults' button you can hold when powering the
> unit, and that wipes your configuration setup back to stock. Did you mean
> the router/modem between the LAN and the DSL line? Telocity provided that
> and I don't expect to configure it. My Linksys is behind that.
>
> Also - Mr. Johnson: you must have a well-defined 'outside' IP in order to
> attempt your login, but I assume you do have either a static IP (which
> you've assigned to your router), or some dynamic arrangement that
> guarantees a resolvable IP when you try to login.
>
> On 24 Feb 2002, James P. Kinney III wrote:
>
> > Dig through the linksys site and get the docs on the cli interface. Also
> > the detailed user guide should have info on what is possible with this
> > device. Some "router" products  are really quite dumb and will by
> > default allow access to anything. Earthlink gets the routers first and
> > runs a config program to set them for the region they are being shipped
> > to. Be sure to document the original setup so you can fix it after you
> > break it ;)
>
>  - John Mills
>
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