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Hello there im a super noob i manage to make the connection with my router using putty, but i dont know what to do next. i want to port forwarding a port. my router address is 192.168.0.1 and the port i want to forward is 16000 the type is UPD the IP address i want to use for the forwarding is 192.168.0.146. what i should do? What is the command? I read the documentation search the forum, but i didnt found anything ;(
10x!
RTFM! = Read the WIKI:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/firewall#forwardings
Yes i already did that! A few times! I dont know how to get to /etc/config/firewall to edit the file or i dont know what is the command to use in order to manage the task! Thats why i need help and wrote into this forum!
vi is alright, but I prefer nano for some reason.
(Last edited by b0nafide on 14 Oct 2010, 17:03)
First of all, this forum is for posting actual HowTos, not asking questions, the area you wanted is General Discussions. Hopefully an op can move this thread.
It would be helpful to know exactly which version of OpenWrt you are running (WhiteRussian, Kamikaze, Backfire, exact version), and if you're wanting to do this via the web interface, or via the command line. For command line access, you can usually ssh to your router, assuming you don't have a serial port with console access.
Once you supply this info, someone can get you more specific help.
Thank you JimWright!
I'm sorry i post this threat in this section of the forum! If it is necessary of course you can move it!
This is all the info for my router:
Router Info
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|__| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M
WHITE RUSSIAN (0.9) -------------------------------
* 2 oz Vodka Mix the Vodka and Kahlua together
* 1 oz Kahlua over ice, then float the cream or
* 1/2oz cream milk on the top.
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Firmware Version WHITE RUSSIAN (0.9)
Kernel Version Linux version 2.4.30 (nbd@ds10) (gcc version 3.4.4 (OpenWrt-1.0)) #1 Sat Feb 3 13:16:08 CET 2007
Current Date/Time Sat Jan 8 09:20:29 UTC 2000
And im accessing my router with SSH. I will be glad if someone can help me now! As i said im noob and i dont know what info u need in order to help me! thanks!
someone? help!
WhiteRussian is unsupported these days.
Update to lastest Backfire....
someone? help!
It disturbs me that you are trying to do anything at all with OpenWRT without knowing how to edit files with a linux operating system.
Have you ever worked with linux before?
(Last edited by b0nafide on 16 Oct 2010, 22:50)
Sorry, but not everyone is born knowing how to edit files in linux - like you 
as i said im noob and i need help. will someone willing to help me and contact me in private because it seems this will be a long conversation. I will be glad if someone helps me as i need this! 10x!
i dont even know how to upgrade to Backfire and if i upgrade will all my settings will be still the same???
Sorry, but not everyone is born knowing how to edit files in linux - like you
Dude, even Jesus wasn't born knowing how to say a word, except crying, let alone editing files in Linux. But, my friend, Jesus Morales (from South America), once told me that he was born knowing how to suck, cry, and excreed liquid off his body. Then, after some years he was born, he learnt how to use Linux before Asterisk!
bulgaria_mitko, lots of unhelpful folks here, sorry about that. My WhiteRussian skills are a bit rusty, but have a look at this page, it should have the default firewall.user settings:
https://dev.openwrt.org/browser/branche … r?rev=3319
On your router, you'll need to open an SSH connection (you mentioned you were using putty, this will work), from there you will need to edit the /etc/firewall.user file for the forwards you want done. The vi editor is built in, there are numerous guides on using this editor on the net.
The sample document above has three main sections, the first (Open port to WAN) opens ports to the router itself, for services that are handled by that device. The next section (Port forwarding) is for forwarding ports to other machines on your LAN. The last section is for setting up a DMZ, and that's a whole different topic, and is likely not what you're needing.
You may want to make a backup of this file on your router before making any changes, that way you can quickly revert if your changes cause problems. If you are still stuck, post the contents of your file and detail what changes you need, and we can figure it out.
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