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[Sysman]

Sorted - it was gateway settings.

Now it's asking me for a username and password and says it's a video server.

Looks like you've cracked it.

[mudskipper]

Sorted - it was gateway settings.

[mudskipper]

You won't be able to ping your external IP from an internal network.

Use https://w ww.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 to verify if your port 80 is open or not.

Then find your router on here - http ://portforward.com/

GE

Yep, portforward confirms port is not open, and can now ping router. I'll play a bit more next weekend.

[garethevans1986]

You won't be able to ping your external IP from an internal network.

Use https://w ww.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 to verify if your port 80 is open or not.

Then find your router on here - http ://portforward.com/

GE

[mudskipper]

Yep - I was fiddling with DMZ settings - there was a 'allow ping' checkbox which seems to have, er, allowed ping. It's a start!

[Sysman]

Yep, turned remote management back off. Just wanted to see if it would work.

IP is 86.13.144.252

PFPortChecker can't ping it either, so guessing it's something on my router.

I just managed to ping it from here.

ping 86.13.144.252
PING 86.13.144.252 (86.13.144.252) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 86.13.144.252: icmp_req=1 ttl=51 time=98.0 ms
64 bytes from 86.13.144.252: icmp_req=2 ttl=51 time=102 ms
64 bytes from 86.13.144.252: icmp_req=3 ttl=51 time=86.3 ms
64 bytes from 86.13.144.252: icmp_req=4 ttl=51 time=95.6 ms

No response from a browser though.

[mudskipper]

Silly question maybe but does your ISP allow incoming connections on port 80?

Is there a way to try a different port?

The remote management uses 8080 - that didn't work either. Could be an ISP thing - I'll keep googling...

[Pondlife]

Silly question maybe but does your ISP allow incoming connections on port 80?

Is there a way to try a different port?

[mudskipper]

Yep, turned remote management back off. Just wanted to see if it would work.

IP is 86.13.144.252

PFPortChecker can't ping it either, so guessing it's something on my router.

[Bunk]

I think remote management is usually to allow you to access the settings dashboard from outside your network. Probably best to leave it off.

What do you get if you go to www.whatismyip.com? If you that's the same IP you gave to your OH to check then maybe his office firewall is blocking it.

[mudskipper]

What IP address are you trying to reach from outside? If its one of your own internal IPs then it wont work. You have to connect to the external IP that you have NATed.

Yep - I think that's the problem. The external IP isn't pingable (I thought it was as it pings from our local network, but having dispatched OH to office he's getting no response).

Router seems to have very few options - I tried the 'enable remote management' option and that didn't work either - still can't ping. I've set port forwarding on port 80. There doesn't seem to be anything else that looks relevant. Will keep googling...

[v8gaz]

What IP address are you trying to reach from outside? If its one of your own internal IPs then it wont work. You have to connect to the external IP that you have NATed.

[mudskipper]

Does it work in the dark? I want to set up a mouse cam in my shed to watch the little buggers eat the peanuts and seed I put down for them

Yep - got IR. The only time the picture quality is poor is for about half an hour at dawn and dusk.

[xoggoth]

Does it work in the dark? I want to set up a mouse cam in my shed to watch the little buggers eat the peanuts and seed I put down for them

[mudskipper]

Titcam? really?

Did you miss my thread? Not too late to catch up on the action!

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...e-my-tits.html