[nflug] Seeking a SOHO router/NAT device (with requirements)

Richard Hubbard hubbardr at adelphia.net
Sat Dec 10 13:26:30 EST 2005


Roger that,
regarding the secure management, could you tunnel a vpn  to an inside 
machine, then on the inside machine launch a browser or whatever to 
manage the router? or is that what you were thinking that it wasn't 
absolutely necessary?
Mark T. Valites wrote:

> /snip/
> The stock firmware doesn't allow you to put restrictions on forwarded 
> ports. Once you forward a port, anyone source address can access it. 
> I'm also 99% sure it doesn't allow administartion via ssh, but it's 
> been so long since I ran stock firmware. While the sveasoft firemware 
> isn't an option, it still doesn't (at least alchemy) offer the 
> capability to put restrictions on forwarded ports either.
>
> However, after some digging and phone calls, I found the dlink DI-604 
> Revision E will do what I need, with the exception of secure management:
>
> http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?pid=62&pv=17&sec=1
>
> The manual can be found at:
>
> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di604_revE1/Manual/di604_manual_206.zip
>
> Of interest are pages 21 (Advanced->Virtual Server) and page 29
> (Advanced->Filters->Firewall)
>
> The A,B,C revisions of the device make no mention of "Virtual Servers" 
> in the Firewall section of their manual.
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