Any step by step on setting up Flightaware and virtual radar on a windows PC

[mtindor]

Somethings up, ran a scan

Open Ports
These are ports which your device can successfully start TCP connections to.

Open ports: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

Where did you run the Open Ports scan from? that looks really really odd. No router would have all of those ports open. On some routers, you can specify a single internal IP address where you want ALl external traffic directed to. For instance, in some routers you can say "any incoming requests to any ports on my public IP should be directed to those same ports on 192.168.0.x". If your router supports that, you should make sure that you don't already have some other machine defined in that type of roll. Because if you did, that would render individual port forwarding non-doable. I doubt you have anything like that set up, but you should check to make sure.

Mike

 

[ScubaJungle]

Also, make sure you have UPnP allowed.

Just to rule out error within the process, which I did also when I started, try following this:
rtl1090 should use UPnP and you shouldnt need to worry about port forwarding.
Open rtl1090 & VR, start rtl1090:

 

[dave3825]

Where did you run the Open Ports scan from? that looks really really odd. No router would have all of those ports open.

Says it is experimental so I am not sure that it is accurate.

Is my ISP filtering my outgoing network ports?

Some Internet Service Providers block their customers from connecting to certain ports on the internet. We made a tool to check if your internet traffic is being filtered or blocked.

www.whatismybrowser.com

I also tried Shields up by Steve Gibson and it says all my ports are in stealth mode.
Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice.

Also tried Universal Plug n'Play (UPnP) Internet Exposure Test and it said THE EQUIPMENT AT THE TARGET IP ADDRESS
DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR UPnP PROBES!

On some routers, you can specify a single internal IP address where you want ALl external traffic directed to. For instance, in some routers you can say "any incoming requests to any ports on my public IP should be directed to those same ports on 192.168.0.x".

I tried DMZ as is and also told it to use my pc ie: 192.168.1.29 and no go.

I have always been good at routers and stuff and feel like a newb right now..

Just to rule out error within the process, which I did also when I started, try following this:
rtl1090 should use UPnP and you shouldnt need to worry about port forwarding.
Open rtl1090 & VR, start rtl1090:

All 3 decoders are working without any issues.

 

[ScubaJungle]

Says it is experimental so I am not sure that it is accurate.

Is my ISP filtering my outgoing network ports?

Some Internet Service Providers block their customers from connecting to certain ports on the internet. We made a tool to check if your internet traffic is being filtered or blocked.

www.whatismybrowser.com

I also tried Shields up by Steve Gibson and it says all my ports are in stealth mode.
Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice.

Also tried Universal Plug n'Play (UPnP) Internet Exposure Test and it said THE EQUIPMENT AT THE TARGET IP ADDRESS
DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR UPnP PROBES!




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I tried DMZ as is and also told it to use my pc ie: 192.168.1.29 and no go.

I have always been good at routers and stuff and feel like a newb right now..




All 3 decoders are working without any issues.

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And you are entering port 31001 into the flight radar options receiver settings?

 

[dave3825]

And you are entering port 31001 into the flight radar options receiver settings

Yes but that port is for the decoder to connect to virtual radar. All that is working fine. As is seeing planes on the map on my local network. I can not get into the virtual radar map from over the internet. Just from within my home network.

 

[ScubaJungle]

Yes but that port is for the decoder to connect to virtual radar. All that is working fine. As is seeing planes on the map on my local network. I can not get into the virtual radar map from over the internet. Just from within my home network.

Oh, Im sorry - I thought you couldnt get planes to plot on the server at all.
As far as seeing the server through the internet, Im not sure - I can only see it from my home network also

 

[dave3825]

I am going to say at this point that I do not believe its a problem with virtual radar. I just tried to set up a Proscan server and I am having trouble with that also. It has a feature to obtain my ip and its not getting it. I think Altice may be the problem. We moved and have all new equipment. Went from modem and router to all in 1. It does let me go in and set port forwarding and I would figure if they did not want customers doing that, that they would remove the feature from the router. Going to have to do some digging...

 

[dave3825]

Hmmm, found the following online. I have to look but I think port 4 off the box feeds my network switch that this pc gets its internet off of. . I am going to look and try switching when my son is off the xbox...

From another forum,
First, thanks for the feedback.
1. Correct and Yes. Coax to get cable channels and on demand, while WiFi for DVR, Guide Channel , etc.

2. There is No Bridge Mode just a Mode that allows to use own router but creates Double NAT.

3. The AlticeOne App, if using own router cannot use the App. App allows you to watch tv on mobile devices and svr recordings.

4.People Mention will use Alice WiFI SSID, no bridge mode as mentioned and somone mentioned if use own router, Port4 on main box is used to connect own router.

OK, This is where I get confused. Some, such as yourself are suggesting that there is a double nat, which I would find problematic. Others have indicated that while this was originally created as a double nat, that the "bridge mode" currently treats port 4 as the ethernet side of a modem and rather than a double nat, it connects via a different ip address than the rest of the system. Yes, the Altice is still routing for its own network, but is allowing a second network on port 4. This seems fairly easy to determine: point a browser to whatsmyip or similar service, is the reported IP the same as your firewall reports as its external IP? If so, no double nat, if not, then there is a double nat.

If port 4, in that mode, is receiving its own public IP address that my firewall/router can access, and the Interent sees my firewall as that address, then that is sufficient for me. If thats the case, then I would ask if the other ports are still functioning as part of the Altice network? It seems that the problem with the app is that a mobile device cannot connect to the Altice system, probably because the Altice system sees that device as a foreign device (traffic is going out the router/firewall connected to the second address and then coming back in the Altice system as if it were over the internet.)

But, if the other ports (1-3?) are connected, I can easily set my ASA to connect to both 4 and say 3, and route internet traffic out the interface connected to 4, but anything for the Altice network through 3. I might have to play a little with repeating broadcasts depending on the exact protocol used, but thats just a fun way to spend an afternoon. (Yes, I have an odd definition of fun. In fact, I dont really care about the app, but fixing this seems like an entertaining problem.)