[Tfug] Unreachable static IP

Zack Williams zdwzdw at gmail.com
Mon Sep 28 19:47:09 MST 2009


>> Sure the proper ports are being forwarded on the router?
>
> absolutely not. The server has mostly the default settings, with the
> exception that I I have some port forwarding for the SIP adapter and a
> static IP assigned to the router.

Well, that's your problem.  SIP is 5060, IIRC.

> I guess what's strange to me is that the IP is not reachable even
> though the website above was able to identify it as an IP assigned to
> our company. Could it be that traceroute is getting to the router but
> because of an incorrect setting, it doesn't get back to the server
> from which the traceroute originated?

Often cheap routers will block all ICMP packets (which ping/traceroute
use) on the WAN port.

That's what you're likely seeing.

- Zack




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