Trying Remote Access Into My Home Using Vnc

[Goattee]

I have years of experience using VNC to access my home network from my office-- I was doing this while living in the US. I was un the computer industry. I understand how to set up my router, obtain my network's current public IP address, etc.

We are using True for our DSL service.

No matter what port I have tried to use, I can't get into my network from outside the apartment. I have assumed that port blocking is going on. But are there any open ports >= 100 that are known to work?

A few months ago I tried GoToMyPC as a trial and that successfully got into my network while I was in the US. So obviously some external traffic can get through.

Has anyone successfully used VNC to reach their home on the True DSL network? Anyone know the tricks?

[Firefoxx]

Yep, I use VNC all the time to access my home computer (using True). Works fine, just set my home computer to a static IP, set the router's DMZ to point to that IP, and setup my router to register a free DNS (since True auto-cuts the line every 24 hours... I hate that). I haven't changed the port.

[Plus]

He doesn't have access to the router. I don't think there are any ports that are left open either.

Can you use torrents or any other p2p software? If not, tough luck. Otherwise check which ports they are using and maybe you can configure your VNC to use them, too.

[Guest Reimar]

I using RAdmin to remote control a lot of my customers computer incl. several servers in Thailand. And my connection is TRUE 2.560 Mbps/512 kbps at Samut Prakarn.

May you try RAdmin, you can download a Trial from http://www.radmin.com

[Plus]

Reimar, vnc is possible if you know the computer's IP address - if they are connected directly to the internet. If the computer is behind a router its IP is invisible and it has to initiate the connection first, then the router would let you connect to it from the outside.

It's not only vnc that is affected, you can't run a webserver from behind a router - no one will know how to find it! You can't also broadcast anything from your computer - things like webcams. They work only if you established a connection first (via Skype or Yahoo Messenger or whatever).

Beating a router at what if does best - protecting computers from outside connections - is pretty hard if not impossible.

[Guest Reimar]

Reimar, vnc is possible if you know the computer's IP address - if they are connected directly to the internet. If the computer is behind a router its IP is invisible and it has to initiate the connection first, then the router would let you connect to it from the outside.

It's not only vnc that is affected, you can't run a webserver from behind a router - no one will know how to find it! You can't also broadcast anything from your computer - things like webcams. They work only if you established a connection first (via Skype or Yahoo Messenger or whatever).

Beating a router at what if does best - protecting computers from outside connections - is pretty hard if not impossible.

plus, I running my Webserver and my Mail Server from behind a router since years! you don't believe me? just go to my server here and use your member name as login and password!

I'll delete this account wat 6 pm today. So for the Mod's: please let the link open because the link is for testting only and the account will delete today 6 pm! I would only show that a W3ebserver can run behind a Router and/or Firewall! Thanks

[Plus]

My first thought is that your router knows that request for pcinfoservice.com (124.120.197.189) should go to your particular computer/server on your network which it knows by your local address (something like 192.168...).

Of course it's possible to configure routers in all possible ways and combinations, the OP doens't have this luxury, and neither have I on this office machine. Maybe I haven't tried hard enough but all these serives - cams, p2p, vnc don't work if you don't have access to the router.

[Guest Reimar]

My first thought is that your router knows that request for pcinfoservice.com (124.120.197.189) should go to your particular computer/server on your network which it knows by your local address (something like 192.168...).

Of course it's possible to configure routers in all possible ways and combinations, the OP doens't have this luxury, and neither have I on this office machine. Maybe I haven't tried hard enough but all these serives - cams, p2p, vnc don't work if you don't have access to the router.

Sure you need access to the router because you need to configure the Router for your requirement! But there is an way around if you don't have access to the router.

Have you try LogMeIn? May you'll take a look at that. Got to to the Website here.

You can open an free account there!

[Guest Reimar]

Reimar, vnc is possible if you know the computer's IP address - if they are connected directly to the internet. If the computer is behind a router its IP is invisible and it has to initiate the connection first, then the router would let you connect to it from the outside.

It's not only vnc that is affected, you can't run a webserver from behind a router - no one will know how to find it! You can't also broadcast anything from your computer - things like webcams. They work only if you established a connection first (via Skype or Yahoo Messenger or whatever).

Beating a router at what if does best - protecting computers from outside connections - is pretty hard if not impossible.

plus, I running my Webserver and my Mail Server from behind a router since years! you don't believe me? just go to my server here and use your member name as login and password!

I'll delete this account wat 6 pm today. So for the Mod's: please let the link open because the link is for testting only and the account will delete today 6 pm! I would only show that a W3ebserver can run behind a Router and/or Firewall! Thanks

Account is deleted now and the link isn't work more, 6.30 pm . Thanks

[Plus]

I tried LogmeIn just recently. It works in the same way - you have to connect to the outside world first (in this case to LogmeIn website), but it is a possible solution, you are right, just make sure the computer stays connected to LogmeIn while you are away.

Yahoo webcam they use on their Geocities is a similar setup - you send video from your webcam to Yahoo first and people can view it from there. If you accidentally close their Video Upoader window, the connection is lost even if your webcam is still working.