the router is connected to the ISP's  ADSL modem , i've checked with them  and there is no issue on their side. the wan port is configured  with this public ip address and I can ping  this IP successfully from anywhere .thx

I've been playing  with this all weekend long  , still no luck.I've tried it from 3 different ISPs , no ports are blocked whatsoever.Tried the  generic http and https over 8080 . I can successfully ping  this  public IP  but can't connect to it . I'm...

Randy , I'm not using   SSL VPN, it'sa very simple setup.I've checked the boxes for  HTTP on port 80 and HTTPS  in Firewall-Basic Settings. also checked  'any ip'  . still no luck. thing is , I can ping this  public IP from outside , just can't acces...