Attempt remote connection using pcAnywhere

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I am trying to connect my PC to another one over the Internet using
pcAnywhere. Yesterday, it was working just fine indicating I have set it up
correctly. Today it fails. The Host PC IP address does not show up in my
window.

The other PC is Windows 2000. Mine is Windows XP SP2.

The user on the other PC runs www.whatismyip.com to get his real IP address
since he has a router on a cable modem.

I would assume that this IP address can be pinged but it times out instead.
 
gardener said:
I am trying to connect my PC to another one over the Internet using
pcAnywhere. Yesterday, it was working just fine indicating I have set it up
correctly. Today it fails. The Host PC IP address does not show up in my
window.

The other PC is Windows 2000. Mine is Windows XP SP2.

The user on the other PC runs www.whatismyip.com to get his real IP address
since he has a router on a cable modem.

I would assume that this IP address can be pinged but it times out
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instead.


www.whatismyip.com does not always tell you your external IP address.
Get into the cable modem's management console - it will tell you what
your current external IP address is.

If your internal IP address is different from your external address then
your cable modem is also a router. If so then it might block external
pings. Furthermore, you will need to configure it so that it forwards
pcAnywhere packets on port 5631 (I think) to the correct internal
address. You also need to configure your internal firewall accordingly.
 
gardener said:
I am trying to connect my PC to another one over the Internet using
pcAnywhere. Yesterday, it was working just fine indicating I have set it up
correctly. Today it fails. The Host PC IP address does not show up in my
window.

The other PC is Windows 2000. Mine is Windows XP SP2.

The user on the other PC runs www.whatismyip.com to get his real IP address
since he has a router on a cable modem.

I would assume that this IP address can be pinged but it times out instead.
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can you telnet the ip on port 5631?

Chad
 
gardener said:
What is the command to telnet?
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goto dos prompt type:

telnet 0.0.0.0 5631 <then enter> if it says connection cant be
established the host PC is not working properly, if it goes to a black
screen then you have connected to that port.


Chad
 
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