Re: [hylafax-users] Can't connect outside LAN to hylafax

[Enrique Arredondo <henry@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jean-Pierre Radley wrote:
> Enrique Arredondo typed (on Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 08:38:04AM -0700):
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > What setting should I look for so that hylafax let's me check status and  
> > sendfaxes outside my LAN ?
> > My hosts.hfaxd file has the public IP address as well the LAN spool:
> >
> > localhost
> > 127.0.0.1
> > 192.168.2.*
> > 10.10.10.*
> >
> > faxstat works fine when access from LAN:
> >
> > /usr/local> faxstat -s -h 192.168.2.90
> > HylaFAX scheduler on atkred.com: Running
> > Modem ttyACM0 (+1.714.850.9079): Running and idle
> > Modem ttyACM1 (+1.714.641.5931): Running and idle
> > Modem ttyS0 (+1.714.850.9079): Running and idle
> >
> >
> > but access from public IP (10.10.10.*) hangs Remote faxstat :
> >
> > /usr2/tmp> faxstat -s -h 12.9.192. 77
> >
> > nothing here
> >
> > If I remove 10.10.10.* from hosts.hfaxd file then I get a password  
> > prompt, but then I don't want that to promtp everytime.
> >
> > If I manually do telnet from a public computer into my server I get  
> > hylafax response:
> >
> > /usr2/tmp> telnet 12.9.192. 77  4559
> > Trying 12.9.192.77...
> > Connected to 12.9.192.77 (12.9.192.77).
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > 220 atkred.com server (HylaFAX (tm) Version 4.4.4) ready.
> >
> > Any ideas of whats missing ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >     
>
> Why do you associate the adjective "public" with the IP number
> 10.10.10.*?  Addresses of the form 10.*.*.*, like those in 172.16.*.*
> and 192.168.*.*, are unroutable ones, reserved for internal use on
> anyone's LAN.
>
>
>   
My bad, I was just putting a random number and that's what first popup 
in my head, but you're correct by public I mean more like 68.123.*.*



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