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peejayw

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#271878 30-May-2020 16:44

I have installed Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 and am trying (unsuccessfully) to set up remote access. I have installed the DuckDns addon and that side of it seems OK but I think I am failing with the port-forwarding side on the HG659.

Can anyone give me a step by step on that part?

Thanks.

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Chippo

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#2495189 30-May-2020 17:06

If you're having problems with access, I'd recommend joining Nabu Casa Cloud (https://www.nabucasa.com/). It removes port forwarding requirements plus may be more secure than just using port forwarding. As well as simplifying the configuration of SSL Certificates, Spotify, Amazon Echo / Google Home and a ton of other Integrations that require internet access

Bonus, you're directly supporting the Home Assistant Developers.

Importantly, if you happen to have an ISP which is using CGN this is effectively your only option for inbound access.

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/remote/

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cyril7

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#2495202 30-May-2020 17:23

Hi, so exactly what ports are you trying to forward

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peejayw

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#2495204 30-May-2020 17:26

According to what I have read, 8123

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cyril7

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#2495205 30-May-2020 17:28

Hi, and you ISP?, are they using CG-NAT?

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peejayw

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#2495206 30-May-2020 17:30

Skinny so as far as I know, no.

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cyril7

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#2495211 30-May-2020 17:48

OK and a screenshot of the port forward?

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peejayw

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#2495212 30-May-2020 17:55

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

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#2495215 30-May-2020 18:00

Hi, why are you mapping it to https(443), is the app not expecting 8123?

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peejayw

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#2495218 30-May-2020 18:09

Hmmm, I think thats where I am getting things screwed up. I thought external was the port to and internal was the port from, obviously I am in the dark here. So should it be the other way around?

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#2495224 30-May-2020 18:28

If the app is expecting traffic on 8123 then internal and external should be 8123

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peejayw

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#2495226 30-May-2020 18:36

Ok, will try that, thanks.

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peejayw

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#2495227 30-May-2020 18:36

Ok, will try that, thanks.

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Gordy7

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#2495247 30-May-2020 19:08

What about Anydesk? My favourite for remote access.

Looks like it is avaiable for the Pi.

Never had to change anything in my router.

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#2495249 30-May-2020 19:12

Me personally would use ssh tunnels, but if you are having issues this far it might be a bridge too far.

Cyril

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