WAN interface is empty

Hi guys,

Firstly, AWESOME PROGRAM!

Secondly, Networx doesn't seem to pick up my router's WAN interface.
The Setting on my router is enabled correctly:



But Networx is not showing any WAN Interfaces:



What can I do to resolve this? I have a Huawei HG532s.

Kind Regards,
Morné

I am afraid you can't do anything about it.

In addition to UPnP, the router must have a so-called WANCommonInterfaceConfig service implemented, and not every router does that. We've got a bunch of routers here for testing. Two of them support it and the other two don't, so it depends on the vendor and model.

Hi Andrew,

Aww... that sucks! Thanks for the response though!

Kind Regards

Hi there,
trying to activate monitoring of my Fritzbox 7270 via UPnP but only SNMP is selectable, with no WAN interface showing up. All of the requiered UPnP options in the Fritzbox have been enabled. Any ideas?

What OS are you using? UPnP is generally not available in server editions.

Michael, you said "...but only SNMP is selectable..."

If you can see and configure SNMP in your router then use it.
Set the community name to something secret (not "public" which is the default), port 161, then configure Networx Hidden Settings to use the same community name and port and you should see the router in the WAN interface drop down list.

J

SNMP doens't really work with Fritzbox since I am using the original firmware which does not support it.
But after changing the UPnP settings yesterday I noticed that this morning I was able to choose "UPnP" in the "monitor router" section of the settings and it works.

Glad to hear that you've found the solution...

A warning re UPnP : http://www.securityweek.com/attackers-abuse-upnp-devices-ddos-attacks-akamai-warns

I use SNMP and my router doesn't support UPnP so I can't look to see if it can be limited to just the local network or whether, when enabled, it's also accessible from outside. Of course I have my router set up to ignore any attempts to manage my router from outside my network and I hope it's secure with no back doors. I also disconnect from the internet when I'm not using it which helps avoid issues.

But you should check your router config if using UPnP and make sure it's management is restricted to just local devices and if you're using internet cameras for home security, try to configure the router to only pass through requests from 'known' devices/IP addresses.

J