Re: pcanywhere not working on roadrunner

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 07/24/03 

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:33:45 GMT

dant111@hotmail.com (Danny) wrote in
news:49f00305.0307231509.4f7fb50f@posting.google.com:

> Problem: pcanywhere connection not working on roadrunner. Is there
> something blocking this on roadrunner or the wireless router?
>
> I am using a wireless roadrunner connection in Austin. The operating
> system is windows xp home edition. The internet connection works
> fine. I then installed pcanywhere 10.5. The firewall in XP is
> enabled. I added PCanywhere services for ports 5631 & 5632 under the
> advanced setting for XP firewall (I'm not sure if I did this
> correctly). I then launch the pcanywhere program as a host but am
> unable to connect to the host from another computer.
>
> After I launch the host,I go to display host settings and it gives me
> an ip address of 192.168.100.2. When I'm on the internet I go to
> whatismyip and I get 66.68.64.150. I've tried both of these ip
> addresses from the remote location and I get the message that the host
> can not be reached.
>
> Two Questions: How do I know if I typing in the correct IP address to
> get to the host? How do I know If the settings are correct to get
> through the router & xp firewall?
>
> Thank's for any ideas on what to do or where can I get help?
>
> Dan
>

> Two Questions: How do I know if I typing in the correct IP address to
> get to the host? How do I know If the settings are correct to get
> through the router & xp firewall?

First off, you have to tell the router to port forward the ports needed
to the IP/machine that needs the ports open. That would be the router's
private IP of 192.168.100.2. For the host machine, you should think about
using one of the router's static IP(s). This is for connection over the
Internet.

Secondly, I don't know if with the XP firewall you can accept traffic by
specified IP, meaning you only let valid IP's reach the machine on the
specified ports indicated by FW rules being set.

If XP's firewall cannot do it, then I suggest you install one of the free
FW(s) like Kerio, ZA, Sygate, Outpost etc. that can set FW rules. You
forward those ports on the router, you're opening the machine to attack.

The 66.68.64.150 is the public IP that your ISP has assigned to your
modem and is the IP you must give to make contact over the Internet.

The 192.168.100.2 IP is the one you'll enter if you want to reach the
host machine with a client machine on your LAN. The router's port
forwarding doesn't come into play.

Also, if your trying to connect from work to home, most likely the
Security Admin is not going to let that traffic through the FW.

Duane :) 

-- 
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