Remote Connection to FreeNAS

[SilverJS]

Guys,

Again, very stooooopid question, I'm sure - I'm currently researching how to access the FreeNAS WebGUI from a computer that is external to my local network. I understand this will probably have to be done via port forwarding...?

I also remember reading that this should be done either via SSH (password less or some such) or https. I already am setup to connect via https, but can anybody at least recommend a guide, or have a how-to, for how to set that up? I'm not (yet!) looking to transfer files from the server, but only to access the WebGUI remotely.

Thanks!

 

[maynardo]

if your local network is connected to the internet by a router you have to open the port 80 on the router.. you should find a guide for your router on google.
then locate your ip, e.g. http://www.whatismyip.com/http://www.whatismyip.com/

put it into your browser...

this should work.

as for ssh-ing into your freenas server, the default port is 22. i was not able to ssh as root, so you need to create a user with "wheel" credentials, then ssh user@IP-ADDRESS.
type in your password and su with freenas root password.

hope this helps.

 

[Tekkie]

@SilverJS

don't create a user as member of wheel, better create a lowl permissions user that can only logon and not do much else, and the 'su' up to root if you need that kind of access, much safer than allowing internet access to 'wheel'.

 

[ProtoSD]

A lot of ISP's block port 80 (incoming) because they don't want you running a webserver, pick something 'odd', like 22722 for example, or you may bang your head against the wall trying to figure out why you can't connect....

EDIT: Take a look at this and skip to the section "Configuring the remote SSH client", this is a good general guide to start with.

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