Jerry:
Heya. The 64.229 address is the real one: if you enter
that IP address into a VNC viewer, it should be able to connect
to your WinXP machine (presuming you've turned off the WinXP
firewall settings...or, better, allowed port 5900 to not be
blocked). To test this...start a browser on that machine and
point it to: "www.GoToMyVNC.com" and run the test there. If that
test passes, a VNC viewer will work. You shouldn't need to open
any ports: if it's just a DSL modem, there's no firewall protecting
you.
The other IP address, the 169.254 one, is what you see
when a "Get IP Address Automatically" (ie, DHCP) request fails.
So, your WinXP box recognizes that it has two interfaces: the
DSL one, and another one. That other one failed to get a useable
IP address (it's probably not connected to anything), but VNC
is listening to the interface anyhow. What a guy. :)
cheers,
Scott
> Hi,
>
> Can anybody help me set a remote connection to a computer running WinXP Home
> edition with DSL Nortel Network modem using PPPoE protocol?
> When I start VNC service it indicates two IP addresses
> 169.254.35.XXX and 64.229.75.XXX. I cannot ping the first one, the other
> pings OK but I cannot connect from remote machine.
> What's the deal with 2 addresses, which one should I use, and do I need to
> play with the modem to enable some ports ( I don't have any manual )
>
> Any help very appreciated,
> Jerry.
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