VNC + LinkSys + IP 1

[naveedus6]

I have Linksys Router behind the computers, I installed Real VNC on all 3 computersm it shows IP addresess as

Computer
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A. 192.168.1.101
B. 192.168.1.102
C. 192.168.1.102

when i try to connect from out side computer to any above computer, it says "unable to connect to host: Connection timed out (10060).

In router i enable port 8080 for remote access, but still i have problem.

The above IP addresses are common also for every body who has Linksys router, how i can find unique IP addreses of my computers, at command prompt with ipconfig /all it shows only above ip addresses.

any info/help about that.

 

[bcastner]

There is only one unique IP address exposed to the internet. This is the address granted by your internet ISP and assumed by your Linksys router. View it here:

http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/ipinfo/

It would be best for you to set static IP addresses for your workstations:

Computer
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A. 192.168.1.10
B. 192.168.1.11
C. 192.168.1.12

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS Server: 192.168.1.1

Howto instructions:

http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/fr_index.html?/main/sbs-static-ip-win-xp.html

The next step is to configure the VNC softare port settings so that each machine uses a different port.
E.g. 5900,5901,5902

The last step would be to setup Port Forwarding for these VNC ports on the router. Howto instructions:

http://www.portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/VNC/VNCindex.htm

You would then be able to access the three machines. For an external IP of 82.42.144.231 you would enter:

82.42.144.231:5900 for machine 1
82.42.144.231:5901 for machine 2
82.42.144.231:5902 for machine 3

 

[naveedus6]

Thanks bcastner, very very helpfull reply, i follow your instructions and i fixed the problem.

here a little question, what are the chances of security with opening these ports and uncheked the option in router to "Block anonymous internet requests

 

[bcastner]

An open port is not much of a security breach. If you use the XP SP2 firewall, and create an Exclusion for the VNC software port you are using on each machine, the port is only opened when the application is run and then closed when you exit.

Best of luck.
Bill Castner