Scott C. Best
Thu, 08 Sep 2005 16:15:12 -0700
Ted:
Heya. Sounds like you have some things a bit jumbled (not
your fault; that part of Kaboodle *is* a bit jumbled).
When two or more PC's are on the same LAN, only one of
them (ie, the "Master Node") can participate in a LAN-to-LAN
GetEngaged connection. So if your PC and laptop are on the same
LAN, only one of them can be the "Master Node", and so you
won't be able to make a GetEngaged connection between them. If
your laptop and PC are on *different* LANs (ie, one on the LAN,
one connected via dialup), they can both become "Master Nodes",
and they can then make a GetEngaged connection with each other.
As for the KaboodleProxy capability, it can be used to
help facilitate the GetEngaged connection -- it's an alternative
to doing port-forwarding. If you've already port-forwarded for
the PC on the LAN, you won't need to use KaboodleProxy (though
it will still work, of course).
Lastly...what *is* the "connection you really care about"?
If you just want to connect from one Windows PC to another Windows
PC across the Internet regardless of firewalling, you should try
EchoVNC: "http://www.echovnc.com";. It connects just to PC's
together, whereas Kaboodle attempts to connect two LAN's together.
hope that helps,
Scott
On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Ted Barham wrote:
I just discovered Kaboodle yesterday and excitedly installed it on my home computer, my work computer and my laptop. I registered three different email addresses (on for each PC), and I created partnerships for each combination. And I added the demo proxy to Kaboodle in each computer. I also set up port forwarding on my home router for ports 4182, 4183, and 11965 (being a novice at TCP/IP stuff I can't be certain I did this part correctly, though). And I verified that Zebedee was running. But so far I've only been able to make a connection from my home PC to my laptop - not the connection I really care about. And even that connection may not have been a good test since both PCs were on the same network at the time. What I really want to do is connect from my laptop to my computer at home, or from my work computer to my home computer. But trying to connect I always get a message along the lines of "Sorry...your GetEngaged partner xxxx could not be connected with via any of your KaboodleProxy connections." Is the problem my firewall settings, or should the demo proxy allow connections beyond a firewall? I'd gladly purchase the $25 software that allows connecting behind a firewall, but only if I'm fairly certain that it will fix my current problem. And are there any other things I could play with to fix the problem? - Ted Barham
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