Mike, WRT54G Linksys Router Cox digital - I assume this is a fixed MAC address (tied to your PC) Assume this is the only PC you have - you do not say if there are other or if this is DHCP (variable IP address)
SO assuming this is 1 computer connect through the router Put the IP address of the router in your browser 192.168.1.1 is default. Enter your login name or password (or the default listed in the Linksys user manual if you have not set it.) Select the tabs - Gaming and Applications. Then the tab Port Forward Range. Application - Enter what you wish ex VNCW2000 Start 5900 (this is the first port number but you can select another 5901, 5902, etc) as long as the screen IP matches within screen 0 = 5900 screen 1 = 5901 End 5900 (same one as start) Protocal = Both (leave at default) IP address - the first on on Linksys is usually 192.18.1.100. If you have set something else, hover mouse over VNC icon in system tray on lower right of your computer and enter that IP address. Click the box with a check to enable this line. You can set up as many as you like. One for each computer if you have more than one and only enable the one you need if you have DHCP. In any case the Router IP and port above MUST match the IP and port used in VNC when trying to connect. There is also a web site on routers i believe at VNC.com by searching for it. Those directions are more detailed than here. As far as the SBCglobal 2wire router, you may go to 2wire.com and/or contact AT&T and find out how to get into the router. I believe the login requires the serial number on the bottom of the router. I don't like them because then SBC controlled it not the user. Hopefully the process is basically the same. SBC.Yahoo! i use (now AT&T) and it is DSL line and DHCP (unless she paid for a fixed IP address). Therefore, when you all connect, one of you will have to get the public IP of the other and enter it into VNC. It can be obtained by typing into your browser checkip.org or if you use Firefox as I do - download the extension showIP. The IP address is automatically displayed in the bottom right corner of Firefox. Another option is to use one of the web sites which translates IPs into fixed IPs so you do not have to change anything. Can't recall the name of the two of them (but it is listed in your router web browser) If you need anything else to help set it up let me know. I have spent many hours figuring out these things on my own and worked with my brother testing his systems - W2000, WXP, W98, Mac OS X. Dale Eshelman Kansas City, MO --- On Sun, 12/7/08, Mike Campbell <tool....@cox.net> wrote: > From: Mike Campbell <tool....@cox.net> > Subject: Firewall settings > To: "RealVNC" <vnc-list@realvnc.com> > Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 1:51 PM > My 81-year old mother who lives 200-miles away likes to play > with her > computer but is always having problems. I need to be able > to access her > computer remotely. I intend to purchase a personal license > of RealVNC once I > see that I can accomplish what I want. For now I have a > free license > installed on both computers and her computer is running as > a server. > Firstly, I don't understand all that's involved > with port access settings. > I'm hoping someone can get me jump started. Here's > what I have to work with: > > On my end- > Service, Cox digital > Router, Linksys WRT54G > PC virus protector/firewall, Security Shield 2008 > OS, Windows 2000 > > On her end- > Service, SBC.Yahoo.com > Router, 2-Wire 2701HG-B > PC virus protector/firewall, Security Shield 2008 > OS, Windows XP > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
