I am on a router and am trying to communicate with my
parents who are also on a router using NetMeeting.
I am trying to help them make some adjustments on
their computer which was easy before we both got routers.
What is the best way to do this? I would like to have it so
they can call me through Netmeeting using the same IP address,
email or whatever. I have opened up TCP ports as directed by
Microsoft Knowledge base article 158623 but am confused when
my D-link router asks for Private and Public port settings as well
as an IP address. I assume that the private IP address is the same
as the router??
I hope you can help me with this or direct me where I can get help
and your recommendations on setting up NetMeeting or if I should
use something else (Windows Messenger).
Corey
This question was answered on February 18, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.
When using Netmeeting on a on a home network that uses a router its going to be difficult to communicate with a remote computer on a different network such as your parents computer (Remote meaning at a different location with different router configurations.)
The reason is because when you buy a router it comes with what is called a private ip address
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of
the IP address space for private internets:
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
Lets take a look at this scenario
Imagine that a million people bought the same brand of router as you did that means a million might have the same ip address on their router as you do These set of Ip address allow anybody to configure a small home network with out having their adddress broadcasted over the net.
What i suggest you do when trying to coonect to your parents computer over the internet by using net meeting unplug you router connect your internet connector cable directly to your computers network card (inform your parents to do the same) and try the netmeeting that way This should work out find.
About the author
Posted by Felix of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on February 18, 2003
Need Help with this Issue?
We help people with technology! It's what we do.
Contact or Schedule an Appointment with a location for help!