Port Forwarding

Port forwarding allows you to redirect incoming connections to another server or to a different port on the NetWinder.

This effect is similar to the creation of virtual services, as we described in the chapter called Virtual Hosts. However, the servers you create with port forwarding do not need to reside on the NetWinder. Instead, you can provide them with another server, such as an NT server, and make them appear to reside on the NetWinder.

If you click Port Forwarding from the Network configuration page, you will see a screen that looks like this:

If you then click Add a new rule, you will see this page:

You need to provide the following information to create a forwarding entry:

When you have finished filling in the above information, press the Save button to create the forwarding entry.

WARNING
Port 80 is used to access the web configuration system. Do not forward port 80 of the local host or you may lose the ability to administer or access the NetWinder.