I have been working on a problem for over 6 weeks now, burned out the tech support person(he had no idea), and others on other forums. After forwarding needed ports for some security cameras, it was suggested to check these ports using grc.com and the program shieldsup! All that program showed was all ports were "STEALTH." And the cameras can not be seen. That brought up another persons thought that a router makes all ports "stealthed." So I removed the router and went through the modem only. That should have made all the ports open when checking grc.com and shieldsup. It still shows all ports "stealthed."
So that brings up the question: Is the cable company doing something that is keeping all these ports "stealthed"? They insist they DO NOT block ANY ports.

KMCan you access the cameras from within the network? I.e. if you connect a computer to the same router as the cameras can you access to them directly? (Without having to go online or ANYTHING like that)I don't know about cable but satellite co's will run their signal through their firewall and you'll get the 'stealth' thing at GRC with no router & no firewall installed on your pc.

Alan <>< Do you have firewall running?DeerPark,

Yes, I can see the cameras on LAN. That gives me thought that the program that came with the video cards has a small server and it is working.


Broni,

All firewalls are off. Both the one in Windows XP pro and the one in the router.

KMThey shouldn't be in stealth mode if you properly forwarded them. The computer to which you forwarded those ports has a static IP? (I know, a very basic question).Viking,
Yes, the computer is set with a static IP. An example of the settings in the router under single port forwarding. Linksys WRT300N
Application name:
SuperDVR
External port:
8008
Internal port:
8008
Protocol:
Both
To IP address:
192.168.1.136
Enabled

It could not be understood why it was not working by the tech support guy after looking the computer over for almost 50 minutes. Should not show stealth, but they do. . . .

Katman
I assume that you are using the named SuperDvr application to watch those cameras.
Have you seen this: http://www.q-see.com/newwebsite-design/support/dvr-pci-support.htm#2 ?

I quote:-----
"NOTE: IF YOU ARE CONNECTING TO INTERNET USING ROUTER, YOU NEED TO GO THE SETUP OF THE ROUTER AND DO THE PORT FORWARDING. PORTS THAT NEED TO BE FORWARDED: 80, 1159, 1259 AND 13551. CHECK YOUR ROUTER MANUAL ON HOW TO SETUP THAT."
---- End of quoting

Of course, you have to apply to your particular case, you have to choose the right ports according to your SuperDVR application settings. I read in a very speedy way, so if this is not the solution you asked then please tell me and I will try to find more specific informations.

There is no firewall on the router? Or on the computer? It's strange that you forward the right ports to the right IP and they appear "stealth"; if the computer is accessible from outside of your network (from the wan part of your router, from grc site or other site that checks ports availability) and the application is stopped you will receive the message "port closed"; you receive the message "port stealth" when the icmp response message is not sent back to the source - check if you have this option disabled on the firewall (just for TESTS, not permanently; after you check, set it right, as you need it).

Be sure you don't have any firewall enabled (for the tests period)... You could have on that computer an antivirus with some firewall functions. This is the first thing I am thinking about: the firewall on the computer (because you say that when you directly connect the computer with the cameras to the modem those sites still respond with "port stealth" messages).

How do you check with others computers in your network? They are all connected to your wireless router or they are connected to your computer with the cameras and the server application? Do you have one or more networks in your LAN?

I downloaded the router manual, I am waiting for your message for further research.