Steven, Thanks for your tips.
I took them to linksys support. They tried to set up ports to no avail. Then at the end with second tech, I noticed IP address of zzzzzzz..1.100 and used that instead of gateway zzzzzzz.1.1 and vnc worked from laptop connecting to desktop, I believe without any ports enabled. IP address of zzzzzz.102 on laptop also worked from desktop in opposite direction. But after shutting down and restarting, new IP assigned by router for desktop was zzzzzzz.1.101 and vnc would not work either way. Another shut down & reboot changed IP to zzzzzzzzzz.1.102 which still would not work. I thought this was cox cable dynamic ip, but next link sys tech said it is router's own dynamic ip settings, and he could not get me back to where it could work. End point he left me with was that I have to disable ICSharing microsoft software which he said is conflicting with my 3 com ethernet port to which router is hardwired, and then set up a stable IP address on the 3 com port. None of this makes any sense to me. Any help or websites you could refer me to would be appreciated. Note the linksys set up has a way to connect to a dns service, which I thought handled the dynamic cox cable address, but the tech said this is a router issue. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "VNC List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:20 AM Subject: Re: Linksys wrt54g router & dns problems > No need for DMZ. > I would set up a static IP address on your desktop that is consistent with > your Router LAN subnet. > Then set up port forwarding to forward port 59xx to your desktop. > If your laptop is on your subnet, your need only to connect to the desktop > static IP (Make sure McAfee is not blocking traffic to machines on your > LAN). > I am not familiar with the McAfee firewall, but there should be a way to > identify trusted IP addresses and/or subnets. > > Remember: > When connecting to your desktop from your LAN (wireless router/access > point), use the desktop's static IP. > When connecting from outside your LAN (internet cafe or hotel), use the > cable IP address and the router will forward requests to your listening port > to your desktop. > > Hope this helps, > > Steven > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "VNC List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:07 AM > Subject: Linksys wrt54g router & dns problems > > > > Perhaps someone would be kind enough to help me with a problem using vnc > after > > installing the router. > > > > My desktop has win me with cox cable (floating dns); i have a new toshiba > win > > xp laptop with built in g wireless. I subscribe to McAfee > > firewall-antivirus. > > > > Before installing the router, I was able to use vnc from remote machines > via a > > dial up modem. The floating IP address made it difficult to connect, so I > > would appreciate help on that aspect. From what I can understand in the > > archive materials, there are dns services that will handle the updates. > But > > if the cable modem is left on, I've been told the IP address won't change. > > > > After setting up the router, I can access the internet & email from the > laptop > > wirelessly, but I cannot access the desktop via vnc. It would be > appreciated > > if someone could provide a list of steps to get this working. I've been > told > > I need to make some setting in the DMZ. > > > > Thanks for any help. Barry > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
