i know this is a big no no because of security but is there a secure way of accessing and managing the web GUI remotley? i know i can use telnet and all but thats not what im looking for.

are you referring to accessing the webgui from an outside computer?  like from a workplace and such?  I've given that a little thought as well, but never bothered to ask the question.

are you referring to accessing the webgui from an outside computer?  like from a workplace and such?  I've given that a little thought as well, but never bothered to ask the question.

yes. nothing too elaborate. just log into it like i would a router with an admin account and password but from a computer outside my lan. as it stands i can only access the web gui from within my lan.

are you referring to accessing the webgui from an outside computer?  like from a workplace and such?  I've given that a little thought as well, but never bothered to ask the question.

yes. nothing too elaborate. just log into it like i would a router with an admin account and password but from a computer outside my lan. as it stands i can only access the web gui from within my lan.

 

You can do some port triggering and port forwarding to get the desired effect.  I actually do this as my router supports Dynamic DNS through the d-link dynamic dns service.

What about security issues in terms of the rest of your network if you open the ports to allow external access?

 

I know how to set the port forwarding etc on my router, how do I determine what ports to open?  and then, how to I actually connect to it from outside?

 

Actually, I have Windows 7 Ultimate on both my laptop and desktop.  I can just open up the port and remote in and them just use my desktop via remote to access the webgui and/or telnet.  How secure is logging in to your computer from an outside location via RDC and port forwarding?  I guess that will all depend on how secure the network I'm connecting to is I assume, correct?

What about security issues in terms of the rest of your network if you open the ports to allow external access?

 

I know how to set the port forwarding etc on my router, how do I determine what ports to open?  and then, how to I actually connect to it from outside?

 

Actually, I have Windows 7 Ultimate on both my laptop and desktop.  I can just open up the port and remote in and them just use my desktop via remote to access the webgui and/or telnet.  How secure is logging in to your computer from an outside location via RDC and port forwarding?  I guess that will all depend on how secure the network I'm connecting to is I assume, correct?

 

i have the same question. my router also has ddns and i can access it from an outside computer. but even if i could figure out how to port forward it, there is still the security issue.

It all comes down to how much risk you can tolerate.  It's not magic, it's a web server.  Does it have WAY too much power over the array?  You betcha!

 

So, Remote desktop to a machine in your network and use that.  There are 100's of writeups on using remote desktop.

 

You can even use http://www.mesh.com to do it and avoid firewall issues altogether.  Yeah, it's an MS product but the price is right and it works.

I may just try that Mesh option.  I've never seen that before.  I'm not too successful at getting RD working at the moment, though I'm trying to connect to my desktop first.  I have the port forwarded, Dynamic DNS services setup, and it's still not connecting.  Can't ping the modem router IP either.  Not sure if the settings are missing something or if it's my work firewall blocking the RD Connection going out or something. 

The nice thing about mesh is that it deals with routers and location.  The bad thing about mesh is that it's Microsoft and their login system.

Got hooked up via Mesh, was flawless to connect; however, the connection was SLLLOOOOWWWWW.... not sure if it's Mesh or if RDC will be any quicker.  Once I figure that out, I'll post up comments on speed comparisons. Was able to get my server upgraded to Plus and added the 3 drives to the array finally. 

Mesh isn't as fast as remote desktop, but it works into any windows machine (even Home versions).  And you don't have to futz with ports or finding IP addresses. 

 

I thought it was just the unraid web interface you were looking to use.  I never expected anyone to complain about the performance of a 15k web page.  Heck the google home page is bigger. (grin)

LOL wholly, that part worked fine! LOL, just getting to the browser to get to the interface was slow.  Doesn't help I have a DSL connection at home to the up speed is the bottleneck as well... oh well

well i already do remote desktop. im going to take a look at vpn and see if that would work.

I've been using LogmeIn.com for years as have many IT pros I know of. It has been deemed reasonably safe and confidential. And performance is nice. It's just install and forget. No hassle. No crashes. No memory hog.

 

It's aloso a nice thing to put on familys desktops for support issues (assuming that guys in here working with linux raid-boxes are often the go-to guys for family and friends in IT support matters...  )

 

And by the way - the free version is more than adequate for most purposes.

 

/Niels

My preference of this lot runs to TeamViewer. Find it easy to use and the usb version of the client is easy. It works over super slow links as well... I was using it from the middle of a jungle a few months ago with no issues whatsoever.

My preference of this lot runs to TeamViewer. Find it easy to use and the usb version of the client is easy. It works over super slow links as well... I was using it from the middle of a jungle a few months ago with no issues whatsoever.

 

+1 TeamViewer rocks!

I was wondering about this today. So I setup a virtual server port on my Dlink router and forwarded port 80 to my unRAID box. Works great. For security purposes I just leave this forwarding off until I need it. Since I can remote administer my Dlink router, I can turn it on from anywhere and check the unRAID box. Then I turn the forwarded port back off when I'm done.

Here I use OpenVPN and bridge networking to access not only the admin web page, but my entire LAN, including unRAID shares, and it works like a charm. Some firmwares like DD-WRT can turn a router into a OpenVPN server, or you can recompile the unRAID kernel adding support to tun/tap and 802.1d bridging like I did.

 

 

I was wondering about this today. So I setup a virtual server port on my Dlink router and forwarded port 80 to my unRAID box. Works great. For security purposes I just leave this forwarding off until I need it. Since I can remote administer my Dlink router, I can turn it on from anywhere and check the unRAID box. Then I turn the forwarded port back off when I'm done.

 

So essentially you let anyone administrator/frak about with your box every time you want to do it yourself. Dangerous game.