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WNR2000v4 Remote Desktop
I am using port forwarding and cannot connect outside the router.
I can connect inside the router.
What IP address do I use?
The one on the router (internet)
or the address from MyIPAddress.com
Or someother solution?
Time Warner not Spectrum is my provider
> Problem resolved TW/Specturn configured my Cable Modem as a bridge.
In other words, you had a modem+router, and now you have a modem.
> [...] to what the WAN/Internet port of your WNR2000v4 is connected.
> If there's another NAT router between your ISP and the WNR2000v4, then
> that could explain many problems.
Still true. You still haven't revealed what your "my Cable Modem"
actually is.
> Do you see any problems with this?
If it works, then it works. If you want an opinion on any details,
then you might consider providing some useful information on what you
have, what you do, and what happens when you do it.
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> WNR2000v4 [...]
Firmware version?
> I am using port forwarding [...]
Actual port-forwarding rules? Copy+paste is your friend. What did
you do to ensure that the target Windows system always has the LAN IP
address which is specified in the appropriate port-forwarding rule?
> What IP address do I use?
> The one on the router (internet)
> or the address from MyIPAddress.com
What are those addresses? (If you're worried about revealing
secrets, then report at least the first two octets ("a.b" out of
"a.b.c.d") in each case.)
From the outside world, you should use your public IP address, which,
I'd guess is what you got "from MyIPAddress.com", and that should be the
address of the WAN/Internet port of the router where you've configured
port forwarding. If your router has a working "NAT loopback" feature,
then you should also be able to connect from within your LAN using the
WAN/Internet address of the router (and the external port number).
> Time Warner not Spectrum is my provider
That sounds like a distinction without a difference, but a more
useful datum would be to what the WAN/Internet port of your WNR2000v4 is
connected. If there's another NAT router between your ISP and the
WNR2000v4, then that could explain many problems.I will try the MyIPAddress again and report back.
Thanks for your help.
And I meant to say Time Warner now Spectrun and not Time Warner not Spectrum.
Problem resolved TW/Specturn configured my Cable Modem as a bridge.
Do you see any problems with this?
> Problem resolved TW/Specturn configured my Cable Modem as a bridge.
In other words, you had a modem+router, and now you have a modem.
> [...] to what the WAN/Internet port of your WNR2000v4 is connected.
> If there's another NAT router between your ISP and the WNR2000v4, then
> that could explain many problems.
Still true. You still haven't revealed what your "my Cable Modem"
actually is.
> Do you see any problems with this?
If it works, then it works. If you want an opinion on any details,
then you might consider providing some useful information on what you
have, what you do, and what happens when you do it.