Networking help

[K8JWT]

I have VB running on my Mac Mini with MacOS 10.6.6 as host and WinXP Pro as guest using the bridged adapter setup for ethernet.

I am running a ham radio based program called Echolink whereas you can access VHF repeaters thru the internet via this software.

Where I am running my WinXP system with the above program as a Sysop'ed link connected to a radio so I can hear the system working when it does.

So here is my problem, with the system setup I can not access my Echolink station from the outside internet, I can however connect to my other laptop station and use the link just fine.

So what I am needing to figure out is how to tell the Mac to let a certain port thru to my VB system when needed? Or is this even possible???

[ckerr]

I have VB running on my Mac Mini with MacOS 10.6.6 as host and WinXP Pro as guest using the bridged adapter setup for ethernet.

So here is my problem, with the system setup I can not access my Echolink station from the outside internet, I can however connect to my other laptop station and use the link just fine.

So what I am needing to figure out is how to tell the Mac to let a certain port thru to my VB system when needed? Or is this even possible???

Since you are using bridged networking, you should be able to connect to your guests IP from outside the host: there is nothing further you should need to do (I _think_ the firewall is bypassed, but you might try disabling that temporarily just in case.

It sound more like you may need to adjust port-forwarding rules on your router. I don't know anything about Echolink, but you say you mention accessing it _from_ the outside internet, so this would be a good place to start.

Running tcpdump on your Mac may be a good next step once you have checked the router's configuration.