jks

Good afternoon. I was hoping you could relay a group message to all those currently providing remote access on SDR.hu

“I would like to extend my deep appreciation to all the remote providers. The service you provide has given me countless hours of enjoyment. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to purchase my own equipment. Possibly, one day in the future.

The remote providers continue the amateur radio enthusiast’s exemplary commitment to public service.

Thanks again for providing this wonderful service. The time, not to mention expense, required to provide this service, has not gone unnoticed.”

rickf

Hilliard, OH, USA

If your public ip is static (unchanging) then yes, you can use that in the domain name/ip address field on the sdr.hu tab of the admin page. If your ISP provides you a dynamic public ip then you have to use a DDNS service as we describe here: http://kiwisdr.com/quickstart/index.html#id-net-duc Some people who own their own domain use that domain name, or a sub-domain, in place of a hardcoded ip address.

There should be no risk to your LAN (I know, famous last words etc.) When you modify the NAT settings on your router to re-direct port 8073 packets from your public ip address to the local ip address of the Kiwi that should be all that is allowed. There should be no other inbound connections possible, like to other computers and/or ports. On the Kiwi, accesses to port 8073 only transfer files associated with the Kiwi user interface and setup communication with the Kiwi server (i.e. audio and waterfall). There is nothing else that should be a risk. The Kiwi server might have its own security problems (it has in the past) where an attacker could crash it or change the configuration. But this should be confined to the Kiwi software alone and not a threat to your LAN.