Connecting to VNC or PCAnywhere host via Verizon DSL line

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Michael Jones

I'm trying to logon to my computer at home from work. My computer at
home has Verizon DSL service with both VNC and PCAnywhere hosts. I've
tried login on from work but haven't succeeded. Does anyone know how
I can do this?

At first I tried using PCA and just logging on to the IP address my
home computer was assigned by Verizon. Then I found out that Verizon
blocks these certain ports to block any kind of PCA connection. I was
told that changing the port settings would work but I haven't figured
out how to change the port settings on my host computer.

Then I heard VCN works better over DSL lines. I installed the server
on my home computer and tried logging on using the assigned IP
address. This didn't work.

Any suggestions on what to do next?

Thanks guys!
 
epmcj38 said:
I'm trying to logon to my computer at home from work. My computer at
home has Verizon DSL service with both VNC and PCAnywhere hosts. I've
tried login on from work but haven't succeeded. Does anyone know how
I can do this?
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If you ask your company network people they will be happy to tell you
how this is done. In fact, they may assist you with staying connected to
your home computer - from your chair in front of it.

Most company networks are behind a firewall of some type - to protect
the company - and most of them do NOT permit access to workers home
computers from the company network.

I'm sure that if your IT department believes you need a connection to
your home computer that they will be more than helpful.
 
Michael Jones said:
I'm trying to logon to my computer at home from work. My computer at
home has Verizon DSL service with both VNC and PCAnywhere hosts. I've
tried login on from work but haven't succeeded. Does anyone know how
I can do this?

At first I tried using PCA and just logging on to the IP address my
home computer was assigned by Verizon. Then I found out that Verizon
blocks these certain ports to block any kind of PCA connection. I was
told that changing the port settings would work but I haven't figured
out how to change the port settings on my host computer.

Then I heard VCN works better over DSL lines. I installed the server
on my home computer and tried logging on using the assigned IP
address. This didn't work.

Any suggestions on what to do next?

Thanks guys!
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There are several reasons why your connection may have failed:

- Most DSL connections do not include a static IP address. It's dynamic,
so it can change any time. Is your address static? Are you absolutely
sure?

- I assume that your DSL device acts as a router. If so then you must
instruct it to forward packets to your PC's internal IP address (which
must
be static). For VNC, packets for port 5900 (default) must be forwarded.
For pcAnywhere, packets for ports 3526 & 3527 (quoting from memory -
I could be wrong) must be forwarded).

- You must instruct your PC-based firewall (ZoneAlarm, Trend Internet
Security) to allow the port numbers mentioned above.

Your company's firewall is unlikely to have an effect on all this.
 
this may help get you there. your home router will need to forward inbound
requests on ports 5800 (vnc to web browser) and / or whatever port vnc uses
for its client to whatever private address your vnc server is on. some of
the other posts mentioned firewalls etc., inside your office network
(getting out of) will be the challenge. Anyway, hope this helped...
 
the port that the vnc client uses is 5900. so forward everthing on those
ports to your vnc machine.

5800 -> vnc machine
5900 -> vnc machine
 
res0jhe3 said:
the port that the vnc client uses is 5900. so forward everthing on those
ports to your vnc machine.

5800 -> vnc machine
5900 -> vnc machine
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One word of advice, change the PORT that VNC listens on and forward that
to the VNC service. Almost everyone knows what port VNC is defaulted
too, and it's scanned for on a regular basis - try a port above 30000.
 
Thanks for the response Pegasus. And let me apologize, I'm pretty new
to this.
- No I don't have a static IP address. Can't I try logging on to the
IP address Verizon has currently assigned to me? I understand it's
dynamic but can't use it temporarily? Isn't that my internal IP
address?
- With the packet forwarding, where exactly would I do that?
Thank you,
Mike
 
Thanks Branigan, but I'm still a little confused. I don't have a
router at home so how exactly could I change my packet forwarding
settings?
 
Internal IP Address
=============
Every PC connected to a network and using TCP/IP has an
IP address. You can find out what it is by starting a Command
Prompt and typing this command:

ipconfig /all

Now check these entries:
- DHCP enabled
- IP Address

If DHCP is enabled then you need to disable it and select a
fixed address. The address details must agree with the
settings dictated by your DSL router. If this is unknown
territory to you then you should ask your network administrator
to assist you.

External IP Address
=============
When you use a DSL router then it obtains an external
IP address. Start a browser and go to this site:
www.whatismyip.com. You can now see your current
external address - this is the address you must use when
making a connection from the office. If it is dynamic then
it can change from one day to the next. We can deal with
this issue in a subsequent post.

Port Forwarding
===========
I am not familiar with the Verison DSL router. When you
get into its management console then it would have a facility
that lets you specify that packets for port 5900 must be
forwarded to a certain address, which is your internal IP
address. If you are not familiar with routers then I recommand
that you ask your network administrator to assist you.
 
Port Forwarding
===========
I am not familiar with the Verison DSL router. When you
get into its management console then it would have a facility
that lets you specify that packets for port 5900 must be
forwarded to a certain address, which is your internal IP
address. If you are not familiar with routers then I recommand
that you ask your network administrator to assist you.
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I hope that he does himself a favor and sets PCAW to listen on something
other than the default port.
 
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