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I'm using a Netgear R6700v3 router with Windows 8.1 using Chrome. Also iPhone 8 and iPad. I'm attempting to do full remote management as opposed to the Nighthawk app. I have remote management turned...
> [...] Is this how it's supposed to work? [...]
I'd say so. When "only this computer" means "only this IP address",
and that IP address changes, then it's not seen as the same "this
computer".> [...] I guess I could allow remote access by "everyone" but it doesn't
> seem like the wise thing to do. [...]Choose a good password.
> [...] Or maybe an IP range but I wouldn't know what range to put in.
> [...]I'd expect that to depend on the ISP in use by the phone. What are
some example IP addresses which it has gotten recently?> [...] Or else get a static IP address. [...]
For a phone? I'd bet against that being possible.
I suspect that the designers expected the user to have a real
computer with a fixed (or reasonably limited) IP address. Or else,choose a good password?
My "Advanced > Advanced Home:Internet Port:Internet IP Address" does indeed match my router's public IP. I did plug the routers public IP in WHOIS-RWS which was able to find it ok (Comcast). The router is connected to a modem which is modem only. But I did find something. In the "remote management" section I had specified "only this computer" in which I entered the WAN IP address my phone shows with wifi/bluetooth/personal hotspot turned off. I've discovered that while this IP address matches what my phone shows, then I can access remote managment just fine. But when the IP address lease on the phone expires and a new one is assigned then I can no longer use remote management. If I then manually update the "only this computer" IP address to the new WAN address my phone shows then I can use remote management again. So nothing is updating the "only this computer" IP address when my phone IP lease expires and I get a new one. Is this how it's supposed to work? I guess I could allow remote access by "everyone" but it doesn't seem like the wise thing to do. Or try to anticipate when I will need remote management and update the IP address in remote management first. Or maybe an IP range but I wouldn't know what range to put in. Or else get a static IP address. Am I understanding the correctly or still missing something? Thank you.
> [...] Is this how it's supposed to work? [...]
I'd say so. When "only this computer" means "only this IP address",
and that IP address changes, then it's not seen as the same "this
computer".
> [...] I guess I could allow remote access by "everyone" but it doesn't
> seem like the wise thing to do. [...]
Choose a good password.
> [...] Or maybe an IP range but I wouldn't know what range to put in.
> [...]
I'd expect that to depend on the ISP in use by the phone. What are
some example IP addresses which it has gotten recently?
> [...] Or else get a static IP address. [...]
For a phone? I'd bet against that being possible.
I suspect that the designers expected the user to have a real
computer with a fixed (or reasonably limited) IP address. Or else,
choose a good password?