dyndns

[dozwin81]

Hi, I have a dyndns and want to access the web interface on the go, which port do I have to forward in the router to get connected?

[thedavestewart]

EDIT: Do not use this solution. It won't work.

Standard port 80, with some other external forwarding port (how to do it will be dependent on your router) ie:
External -- http://YOURID.dyndns.org:12345 --> Internal http://(yourlayzspaip):80

[dozwin81]

Why don't I see any data here? Locally I see everything?

[dozwin81]

[thedavestewart]

So looking closer - there's also some websocket port requests that you'd need as well, but they're common DNS ports (and I wouldn't recommend opening those up directly, and the webui isn't going to know to forward them). Looking at some other posts, seems like the preferred method is to use a VPN to your home network and control as if it were a local device.

[jamesonuk]

opening ports to the internet if very dangerous and opening port 80 is a asking for trouble.
This would allow anyone to access the ESP (there is no access control) and there is a file upload page allowing them to essentially run anything they like on your network. I have port 443 (https) open and I can see hundreds of attempts to scan the port, connect, look for vulnerabilities each day.

As @thedavestewart said a VPN is probably the best solution as this gives you encrypted / secured access to your network from outside. They however generally a bit of a pain to setup. A lot will depend on your router or whether you have anything else (an always on computer, raspberry pi etc.) you could use as your VPN endpoint.

[visualapproach]

There is a simple password check you can turn on in the config file but I wouldn't trust it to the internet