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DDNS and accessing multiple local services
I guess this is more of a general networking issue, but anyway, I'm trying to reach a couple of things on my LAN from outside. I have a smart home hub on a Raspberry PI and som cameras that I would l...
> [...] Connecting to my RPI is done by a port forward to 443 and the
> internal ip-address of the RPI. [...]> "reach" how, exactly? [...]
Still a mystery. Are you using a web browser with an "https://" URL,
or what? (That's what would normally be associated with port 443.)> Not a very detailed description of anything. Again, "reach" how,
> exactly? What, exactly, is your (unspecified) "my Synology server", and
> how is it involved with your (unspecified) "my cameras"? Can you
> "reach" your (unspecified) "my cameras" from a syetem on your LAN? How,
> exactly?Still a mystery. This whole Q&A thing works better when each Q gets
an A.> [...] I think my question is do I need to register for a new domain
> name for every port I'm forwarding?No. The [D]DNS name is simply a memorable representation of the
WAN/Internet IP address of your router, and your router has only one
WAN/Internet IP address. More names for that address would serve no
useful purpose.With exactly no information on how you access your cameras from a
system on your LAN, I could only guess at how to access them from the
outside world. Presumably, port forwarding would be involved, but, with
ny weak psychic powers, more than that would be hard to say.
> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
Is that accurate? Firmware version?
> I'm able to reach my Raspberry PI, [...]
"reach" how, exactly? And how did you arrange that, some kind of
port-forwarding rule on the router, or what? (If so, then that might be
a clue as to how to "reach" some other device.)
> [...] reach my cameras [...] They are connected to my Synology server.
> [...]
Not a very detailed description of anything. Again, "reach" how,
exactly? What, exactly, is your (unspecified) "my Synology server", and
how is it involved with your (unspecified) "my cameras"? Can you
"reach" your (unspecified) "my cameras" from a syetem on your LAN? How,
exactly?
Thanks for your swift response! I'm away from my router now, so I can't tell you the firmware version, but there is nothing wrong with my router, as I said it's more of a networking thing where my skills are limited and I'm trying to understand. Connecting to my RPI is done by a port forward to 443 and the internal ip-address of the RPI. By using a browser I can use my registered dns address *****.mynetgear.com and then I can enter my credentials. You are probably right about port forwarding and that I know how to perform. I think my question is do I need to register for a new domain name for every port I'm forwarding?
> [...] Connecting to my RPI is done by a port forward to 443 and the
> internal ip-address of the RPI. [...]> "reach" how, exactly? [...]
Still a mystery. Are you using a web browser with an "https://" URL,
or what? (That's what would normally be associated with port 443.)> Not a very detailed description of anything. Again, "reach" how,
> exactly? What, exactly, is your (unspecified) "my Synology server", and
> how is it involved with your (unspecified) "my cameras"? Can you
> "reach" your (unspecified) "my cameras" from a syetem on your LAN? How,
> exactly?Still a mystery. This whole Q&A thing works better when each Q gets
an A.> [...] I think my question is do I need to register for a new domain
> name for every port I'm forwarding?No. The [D]DNS name is simply a memorable representation of the
WAN/Internet IP address of your router, and your router has only one
WAN/Internet IP address. More names for that address would serve no
useful purpose.With exactly no information on how you access your cameras from a
system on your LAN, I could only guess at how to access them from the
outside world. Presumably, port forwarding would be involved, but, with
ny weak psychic powers, more than that would be hard to say.