Just purchased BI, need help with webserver. Going through my mifi

[jboro]

I believe I have all the forwarding done properly but it still will not work.

Internet comes in through my mifi, to a linksys router acting as a wireless bridge, into a powerline adapter, then into my blue iris server. Anyone see any settings that need changed or have any experience with this kinda thing? I already bought the full licensed version of the software and the iOS app, really wanting this to replace my logitech alert system. I have created one user account in blue iris and I can hit the webserver locally on the network, just not from outside the network in. UPnP is enabled on the linksys but do not see an option for it on my mifi.


Thanks
Joe

 

[fenderman]

@jboro
1) make sure the widnows firewall is not blocking BI
2) have you tested the port with canyouseeme.org? is it open?
3) try a much higher port like 8585 and see if that works.
You dont need upnp, turn it off.

 

[jboro]

Firewall isn't blocking and canyouseeme.org cannot see my port 82. Trying a higher port now. Thanks for the tips.

 

[jboro]

Just tested a few different ports and canyouseeme cant see any of them.

 

[jboro]

I thought my mifi may have been blocking it but port filtering doesn't appear to be on.

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[fenderman]

Are you using a verizon jetpack for your internet provider?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-72080/
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/827662
If not who is providing internet service for the location where the BI pc is installed?

 

[jboro]

Yes I am using a Verizon mifi hotspot for my internet provider.

 

[fenderman]

Yes I am using a Verizon mifi hotspot for my internet provider.

See the links I added above

 

[fenderman]

How were you viewing your logitech cameras remotely?

 

[jboro]

Bummer. Thanks for the links. Looks like Verizon is blocking it. What to do, what to do....

suppose i I could vpn into my home network, if that isn't blocked.

Anyone have a work around for this situation? Hosting offsite? Was hoping to move away from Logitech alert to this but it's not looking like it's gonna work for me.

 

[jboro]

How were you viewing your logitech cameras remotely?

I have a yearly subscription to the Logitech alert system. the web server is on their end I guess

 

[fenderman]

I would simply use vpn...its more secure that way anyway...you can get a pretty penny for the logitech cameras on ebay..pickup some hikvision cameras that are significantly superior to the logitechs.
Apparently verizon will provide a public ip address for 500 dollars -thats insane...
You can use something like teamviewer/logmein, but it wont be the same as using the app.
Do you use the jetpack for home internet? is there another provider in the area?

 

[jboro]

Yes the jetpack is my home internet. I live out in the country, it's either that or super slow DSL.

Thanks for all of your help.

 

[bp2008]

Unfortunately most cellular providers (at least in the USA) won't give you a public IP address and therefore you can't port forward and accept incoming connections. For my dad's remote site on AT&T the address is in the 10.x.x.x range which is a private address range, so it is a dead giveaway that it is a private address.

For that site to be accessible, I set up a cheap linksys router with Tomato firmware and used it as an OpenVPN client. It connects to an OpenVPN server elsewhere and bridges the remote network into the VPN.