How does one retrive WAN IP address for remote access

I have a Netopia router that apparently has some fairly advanced
settings to allow me access into my office to use services such as XP
Pro remote desktop

I see where to configure the port forwarding in the router (TCP/UDP
3389) and I have the desktop access turned on at the client.

But when I query the router info for the WAN side IP it shows me a
private 10.0.0.x address. LAN side is in the 192.x.x.x range which I
expected.

How can i connect to this router (and thus the workstations) ? How can
I find out the public address to this router? Contact the ISP (which
could be a long wait) Or is ther another way? Ipconfig /all is no help
either only reporting the LAN side IP.

Also, once this is figured out,assuming their are 10 workstations all
using XP Pro and configured for remote desktop, how does a remote user
select *their* desktop machine? Does the rdp client have a means of
viewing all available desktops? Not sure how you would then connect
from a public address to an internal private address.

thanks so much!

Craig
Mon Dec 08 18:37:21 CST 2003

What about a tracert out to an external website?
This should show you the hops around the place and external IP addresses on
the way out into the big WWW.

Craig

"jamjam" <yomama@yopapa.net> wrote in message
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> I have a Netopia router that apparently has some fairly advanced
> settings to allow me access into my office to use services such as XP
> Pro remote desktop
>
> I see where to configure the port forwarding in the router (TCP/UDP
> 3389) and I have the desktop access turned on at the client.
>
> But when I query the router info for the WAN side IP it shows me a
> private 10.0.0.x address. LAN side is in the 192.x.x.x range which I
> expected.
>
> How can i connect to this router (and thus the workstations) ? How can
> I find out the public address to this router? Contact the ISP (which
> could be a long wait) Or is ther another way? Ipconfig /all is no help
> either only reporting the LAN side IP.
>
> Also, once this is figured out,assuming their are 10 workstations all
> using XP Pro and configured for remote desktop, how does a remote user
> select *their* desktop machine? Does the rdp client have a means of
> viewing all available desktops? Not sure how you would then connect
> from a public address to an internal private address.
>
> thanks so much!
>

chris
Mon Dec 08 23:05:56 CST 2003

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:49:14 -0700, jamjam <yomama@yopapa.net> wrote:

>I have a Netopia router that apparently has some fairly advanced
>settings to allow me access into my office to use services such as XP
>Pro remote desktop
>
>I see where to configure the port forwarding in the router (TCP/UDP
>3389) and I have the desktop access turned on at the client.
>
>But when I query the router info for the WAN side IP it shows me a
>private 10.0.0.x address. LAN side is in the 192.x.x.x range which I
>expected.
>
>How can i connect to this router (and thus the workstations) ? How can
>I find out the public address to this router? Contact the ISP (which
>could be a long wait) Or is ther another way? Ipconfig /all is no help
>either only reporting the LAN side IP.
>
>Also, once this is figured out,assuming their are 10 workstations all
>using XP Pro and configured for remote desktop, how does a remote user
>select *their* desktop machine? Does the rdp client have a means of
>viewing all available desktops? Not sure how you would then connect
>from a public address to an internal private address.
>
>thanks so much!


Your ISP (cable modem?) may be using private addresses and NATing.
In that case, you're screwed.

danabeck
Tue Dec 09 10:49:40 CST 2003

What should work for you is to browse to http://www.whatismyip.com from
within Internet Explorer. It will read the "source" portion of your IP
address from the packet it receives. That address should be your public
address that is assigned statically or dynamically to your Netgear device.
I hope this helps!

Regards,

Dana Becker
Microsoft Small Business Server Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.




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|
| I have a Netopia router that apparently has some fairly advanced
| settings to allow me access into my office to use services such as XP
| Pro remote desktop
|
| I see where to configure the port forwarding in the router (TCP/UDP
| 3389) and I have the desktop access turned on at the client.
|
| But when I query the router info for the WAN side IP it shows me a
| private 10.0.0.x address. LAN side is in the 192.x.x.x range which I
| expected.
|
| How can i connect to this router (and thus the workstations) ? How can
| I find out the public address to this router? Contact the ISP (which
| could be a long wait) Or is ther another way? Ipconfig /all is no help
| either only reporting the LAN side IP.
|
| Also, once this is figured out,assuming their are 10 workstations all
| using XP Pro and configured for remote desktop, how does a remote user
| select *their* desktop machine? Does the rdp client have a means of
| viewing all available desktops? Not sure how you would then connect
| from a public address to an internal private address.
|
| thanks so much!
|
|