Remote Desktop on Diamond

[rainfreak]

Originally Posted by lxcivic4life

192.168.X.X is a FREE Class C IP Address that the IEEE has given out to everyone for personal home use, thats why it's a Dynamic IP.

But again, you HAVE to have a Static IP. Check with your ISP if you are not sure. I'm pretty sure many people here do not have Static IPs because it costs extra. ISP won't just give everyone a Static IP because, frankly, they're aren't that many left to give away unless the IEEE begins to use IPv6...but that won't happen for a while and thats another story.

I am not trying to argue with you, but I do want everyone to be straight on this. First, the fact that 192.168.xxx.xxx IP addresses are dynamic is probably true but not an accurate description.

192.168.xxx.xxx IP addresses are private IP addreesses, not governed by ICANN, and allowed to be used anywhere. However they cannot be live on the Internet in that there is no was to actually direct traffic to them, as they have no public gateway.

The other private IP address classes are 172.16.xxx.xxx and 10.xxx.xxx.xxx. For the record, none of those is a "class C" network... a class C network would be 192.168.0.xxx or 192.168.100.xxx, you get the point. A class C network is a network with the same first three sets of octets with the last set going from 1-254.

Secondly, and more on focus for our discussion here, xcivic4life is absolutely 100% wrong about having to have a static IP address. You absolutely can use dynamic DNS, which is a free service, and will allow you to connect to your network of private IP addresses through the public IP address on your router. Instead of going to an IP address you would go to a dns name (i.e. rainfreak.homeftp.com), which the dynamic DNS provider also provides to you for free.

I know, I use it at home...

[lxcivic4life]

No agrument at all

Yes you're right about using your Dynamic IP through a DNS. What I meant was, from what the previous poster said, is the he/she was entering in their IP as 192.168.X.X through an EVDO connection and without a Domain, which won't work. I should have been more clear, sorry.

Lol this reminds me of Cisco's CCNA exam

Anyways, if you STILL can't get this to work, I recommend using www.LogMeIn.com.

Its simple and its free!

[[sammich]]

heh... CCNA. What an embarrassing story.

I pa$$ed the MCDST exam with flying colors
I pa$$ed the A+ exam with a pretty high score
I thought I'd try the CCNA. Failed.

Oh well!

/end off topic

I actually have no issue connecting to my computer when I use the exteral IP while I'm connected to the router. I have 'Block Ping' set to off, if that matters.

[lxcivic4life]

Originally Posted by saumaun

heh... CCNA. What an embarrassing story.

I pa$$ed the MCDST exam with flying colors
I pa$$ed the A+ exam with a pretty high score
I thought I'd try the CCNA. Failed.

Oh well!

/end off topic

I actually have no issue connecting to my computer when I use the exteral IP while I'm connected to the router. I have 'Block Ping' set to off, if that matters.

I'm doing the same thing as you when connecting to my computer. I have my "Block Ping" Setting on, not sure what it does exactly.

[[sammich]]

Originally Posted by lxcivic4life

I'm doing the same thing as you when connecting to my computer. I have my "Block Ping" Setting on, not sure what it does exactly.

Well, if you have block ping on, you won't be able to ping your router [externally] from another computer.
I think.

[rainfreak]

Originally Posted by saumaun

Well, if you have block ping on, you won't be able to ping your router [externally] from another computer.
I think.

Correct. Block Ping is layman's talk for denying ICMP, which is a really stupid acronym for ping

[syanni85]

Originally Posted by rainfreak

I am not trying to argue with you, but I do want everyone to be straight on this. First, the fact that 192.168.xxx.xxx IP addresses are dynamic is probably true but not an accurate description.

192.168.xxx.xxx IP addresses are private IP addreesses, not governed by ICANN, and allowed to be used anywhere. However they cannot be live on the Internet in that there is no was to actually direct traffic to them, as they have no public gateway.

The other private IP address classes are 172.16.xxx.xxx and 10.xxx.xxx.xxx. For the record, none of those is a "class C" network... a class C network would be 192.168.0.xxx or 192.168.100.xxx, you get the point. A class C network is a network with the same first three sets of octets with the last set going from 1-254.

Secondly, and more on focus for our discussion here, xcivic4life is absolutely 100% wrong about having to have a static IP address. You absolutely can use dynamic DNS, which is a free service, and will allow you to connect to your network of private IP addresses through the public IP address on your router. Instead of going to an IP address you would go to a dns name (i.e. rainfreak.homeftp.com), which the dynamic DNS provider also provides to you for free.

I know, I use it at home...

i called my isp (comcast) and asked them if i had or can get a static ip and they said it is only available to business accounts... so i doubted everyone on here had a business account...
I'm using a Linksys WRT54G router and i've googled a lil and have seen some people with the same issue... didn't really find a definite resolution either. Could this really be my router? I have v8.0.0.2 firmware and saw it working for someone who had v2.23 or something. I shouldn't have to downgrade firmware should i?

and how would i go about this DNS business on a computer?

Sorry for all these questions but now i'm starting to learn PCs, i didn't care much about computers til i started with my first pocket pc (mogul) so i'm REEEALLY behind but constantly learning.

Please bare with me.

Originally Posted by lxcivic4life

No agrument at all

Yes you're right about using your Dynamic IP through a DNS. What I meant was, from what the previous poster said, is the he/she was entering in their IP as 192.168.X.X through an EVDO connection and without a Domain, which won't work. I should have been more clear, sorry.

Lol this reminds me of Cisco's CCNA exam

Anyways, if you STILL can't get this to work, I recommend using www.LogMeIn.com.

Its simple and its free!

yeah, honestly the only reason i want this remote desktop is to stream pandora.com to my phone while i drive in my car using a blurtooth fm transmitter and Logmein doesn't support audio to come through, but remote desktop app does! (i tested it on my wifi connection) but my wifi connection doesn't come everywhere with me like evdo does, thats why i want evdo to work....

[lxcivic4life]

Originally Posted by syanni85

yeah, honestly the only reason i want this remote desktop is to stream pandora.com to my phone while i drive in my car using a blurtooth fm transmitter and Logmein doesn't support audio to come through, but remote desktop app does! (i tested it on my wifi connection) but my wifi connection doesn't come everywhere with me like evdo does, thats why i want evdo to work....

You can try using a DNS like Rainfreak said. I have the same exact router as you do so I know it works, however its not too easy to set up. I would try googling and see if you can find a helpful "How-To" on setting up a DNS.

I'll try to find something and I'll post the link if I find one.

[rainfreak]

just go to www.dyndns.org and signup for a free account.. they have setup instructons on their site for most routers...

[lxcivic4life]

Originally Posted by rainfreak

just go to www.dyndns.org and signup for a free account.. they have setup instructons on their site for most routers...

Great find!

Here is their How-To Guide: https://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/howto.html