Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax Client - Server problem

[Kimble Young <kimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would say that you'd need a rather advanced router (read expensive) 
or a box running linux to provide this kind of functionality.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong though.

support wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What do you mean by ftp connection tracking? Do you mean that my router
> should allow port 4559 to have the same capability as FTP port 21? Is there
> any router model that could provide this capability? If yes, can you suggest
> an example, as I am really frustrated...
>
> > From you reply message, it seems that my problem is due to the router but
> not hylafax software, doesn't it? This problem isn't related to NAT, isn't
> it?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Thomas
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kimble Young" <kimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Matthias Reich" <rei@xxxxxxxx>; <hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 2:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax Client - Server problem
>
>
>
> > Thomas
> >
> > The problem is that your router is not doing the ftp connection tracking
> >  on port 4559. In linux it is easy as making sure that ip_conntrack_ftp
> > is running with 4559 specified as one of the ports.
> >
> > eg
> >
> > insmod ip_conntrack_ftp ports=21,4559
> >
> >
> > What was happening to me was the client was connecting but not able to
> > transfer the postscript file and was hanging at this point.
> >
> > support wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have port 4559 forwarded on NAT. My host.faxd is correct. Will it be
>
> my
>
> > > NAT problem or hylafax does not support NAT address translation?
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Matthias Reich" <rei@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: <hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:21 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax Client - Server problem
> > >
> > >
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> > > Am Freitag, 19. November 2004 04:26 schrieb support:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have set up a fax server using hylafax version 4.20 on fedora core 2
> > > > recently. It works fine.
> > > >
> > > > If I put the fax server behind an NAT, (i.e. fax server has an internal
>
> IP
>
> > > > 192.168.1.xx), some problem occurs when I try to use print-to-fax fax
> > > > client to sent a fax from windows to fax server. For example, if I use
> > >
> > > WHFC
> > >
> > >
> > > > to send a fax from windows to hylafax using default port 4559, where
> > > > hylafax server is behind NAT, the data connection seems hanging up. The
> > > > document could not be sent to fax server.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > However, if I remove the NAT and set the hylafax server IP to a public
>
> IP
>
> > > > 220.246.21.xx, the document can be sent successfully from windows
>
> through
>
> > > > port 4559.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is there a solution solving this kind of problem? Thank you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thomas Tam
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------
> > > > support@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Thkmas,
> > >
> > > did you check your rules of the NAT is port 4559 forwarded ?
> > > check your hosts.hfaxd file if you are permitted to connect
> > > (see man hosts.hfaxd)
> > >
> > >
> > > HIH
> > > - -m
> > >
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