You are correct. That is not a "routeable" IP address -- that is it can't be reached across the internet. Have him pull up a web page and go to http://www.whatismyip.com and give you that IP address. Also, if you have a router, you may need to configure port-forwarding for it. See http://www.portforward.com for instructions on various DSL/Cable routers.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Forecast Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Ip Address in XP and ADSL I have used VNC for a while to help my father with his PC. He has recently upgraded his machine to XP and at the same time to ADSL (he previously had SE and a dial-up connection) He has installed VNC (version 3.3.7). When he hovers over the icon the TCP/IP address displayed is 192.168.1.3, which is (by my understanding) reserved for LANs. When I try to connect to this IP address the client times out. He is running the XP filewall but getting him to turn this off doesn't make any difference. He's also loaded Bull Guard and I haven't tried turning that off. It seems to me that this isn't a 'valid' IP address and that I won't ever be able to connect to it. Any thoughts or suggestions welcome and appreciated, thanks. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006 _______________________________________________ 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
