Cumulus Support

Hello,
I try to access my interface from the internet, I have to redirect the incoming ports to that of the interface, but when I connect from the net, I only have the blank pages, no data is display.
Did I miss a configuration?
Thanks for the help.
PS: from my local network no worries.

The CumulusMX interface is not intended to be an internet webpage, and should not be for security reasons. However there is a MX-UI template that appears quite similar without the setting and editing functions, and some optional extras - www.komokaweather.com/cumulusmx/index.php and available here viewtopic.php?p=138283#p138283

Enjoy,
Paul

CumulusMX does not add any security, so you need to be sure your network itself is secure before doing this. And even then, anyone who has or finds your IP address would be able to adjust the settings as well as see the data. Your risk

But it should work, with no extra configuration.

One thing I found was that my router blocks recursive access to back to itself - that is, a device on my home network can access other devices on my home network by requesting the local IP address eg 192.168.1.123:8998, but is blocked from accessing other devices on my home network using the external IP address eg 44.55.66.77:8998 (or DNS or DDNS equivalent)

To see if that is the problem in your case, turn off WiFi on your phone, then try accessing your CumulusMX interface by requesting 44.55.66.77:8998 (or DNS or DDNS equivalent). If that works, it means the blank pages were visible from locally cached version stored earler.

A combination of related & off topic....

It's really surprising these days just how many people don't look past the junky routers their Internet Providers supply.

If you have any IP devices you'd like to access externally, get a 1/2 decent router that will give you a VPN Tunnel into your network.
Then everything is securely accessible remotely with a few simple apps.

Setup on the likes of phones & tablets these days is an absolute sinch.

To add some related/off topic.

To access LAN devices from a LAN device through a DDNS or similar - I think - requires bridge functionality (which is often not present in the access router provided by the provider).
VPN Tunnel is an extra complexity with (as you say) additional apps.

in short: accessing CMX through DDNS from outside is not a straight forward, configure and works always, simple task for everybody.
It requires some knowledge from routers, bridges, ports, DDNS etc... and some handyman to do it.

But yes, all true, it can be done.

HansR wrote: ↑Thu 20 Aug 2020 5:48 am
To access LAN devices from a LAN device through a DDNS or similar - I think - requires bridge functionality.

You may mean Port Forwarding. Basically mapping an external port to an internal IP.
Simple, but not real secure.
DDNS deals with the Dynamic IP issue.
But if you are behind CGnat, it simply won't work.

VPN Tunnel is an extra complexity...

In my choice of routers it's very simple to setup at both the router & client (phone etc) end.
Even CGNat/Double NATing is now handled by these routers.
Some ISP routers (IE Telstra in Aus) offer a VPN service & I've struggled for hours with them.
Eventually get them up, only to find they then fall over.

...with (as you say) additional apps.

For Web based devices or services like MX not apps are required. The mobile browser is all that is needed.

The apps I run are for other services.

A Telnet terminal, for devices needing an SSH connection.
An RDP client to log into my own & clients servers.
And a VNC client for remoting into desktops & the rPi GUI.

Probably the key point I have issues with is that a router is one of the most important devices on the network, yet users happily accept the "Free WiFi Modem" ISP's offer them without being aware of it's short comings, or the benefits that a decent router would give.

Cheers.

Another alternative if you run a NAS (or even a rPi etc), is to configure the VPN server on that and port forward the VPN port to your NAS/rPi/whatever.
But yes, any decent router will support a few different VPN options, and though I used to use my NAS I have switched to the VPN server on the router.