[arm-allstar] The Node is Working!!!!

[Richard Harkins WØFH]

Many rural ISPs are doing something called double NAT. There's actually
another router in front of yours. In one installation we worked on, the
router was actually inside the wireless ISP antenna. Unless the ISP will
forward the ports through their router, you're sunk.

The easiest way to tell if this is the case is to look at the IP address
assigned to the internet (WAN) side of YOUR router. If there is no double
NAT, the IP address in your router will match the IP address  you get when
you go to the website https://whatismyipaddress.com/.

If the IP address on the internet (WAN) side of YOUR router is in one of
these ranges:
Class A: 10.0. 0.0 to 10.255. 255.255.
Class B: 172.16. 0.0 to 172.31. 255.255.
Class C: 192.168. 0.0 to 192.168. 255.255.

You are double NATed.

Rick W0FH

On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 1:33 PM "Steve Bosshard (NU5D) via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> It is working - I was told by one of the folks here that a Hamvoip /
> Allstarlink Node should be able connect to Echolink by forwarding the
> appropriate ports in my router on my home non-static IP connection.  I
> did so.  I spent several hours on a couple of telephone conversations -
> talk you through, checking *.conf files - and after each go around,
> when I attempted to connect to Echolink - "LINK CONNECTION FAILED"
>
> It was suggested that I probably corrupted the echolink program on the
> SD card - so I re-imaged and re-setup.  Even changed from my wired
> internet provider to my cellular mobile hotspot - same story.
>
> The crux is that I could not make an Allstarlink Node to Echolink
> connection by CLI, Supermon, or OTA,  (and as I expected) vice versa.
> Allstarlink node connections were trouble free.
>
> So, for a mere $10/month, on top of a very costly (rural internet has
> little competition - 10 down 1.5 up $60/mo) connection,  The ISP sold me
> a Static IP with port forwarding.  10 Minutes Later -
> http://52.128.62.134/supermon/link.php?nodes=559820 and all is well.
>
> I wish I knew whether mine was a unique problem with my ISP or if this
> is common.  I would hate for someone else to have to look for something
> amiss when everything was working as advertised, hence this query.
>
> So, the question I have, is "should an Allstarlink Node, connected to a
> non-static ip garden variety home internet service, be able to connect
> to an Echolink Node ?"
>
> That said, HamVoip and Allstarlink looks like a great platform and I am
> very grateful for the folks who were so willing to help.  73, steve nu5d
>
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