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J57littleFirst activity
asked in Coverage & Signal

VPN issues

I couldn’t connect to my IP cameras inside my house due to the lack of a fixed IP address, however, I came up with a workaround that allowed me to see the camera images.  That is, I placed all the camera images onto a spare computer screen, and connected that computer to my cell phone in the field using “Any Desk”; a desktop sharing application.  In other words, I tunneled (?) through the T-Mobile hotspot.  This was a kluge, but it worked.  However, hooking up the rest of the house would be a nightmare, so I’m sticking with my current ISP. (Note: any desk sharing application can be an outright security threat. )

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2 months ago
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MadMagManFirst activity
asked in Other Devices

Home Internet Port Forwarding working in 2021?

Regarding the lack of port forwarding, I put the camera images onto an Android tablet that is also running “Anydesk”.  When away from home, using my cell phone that also has the ‘Anydesk’ ap, I can connect to the tablet computer at home and see the camera images. It’s slower than I like, but it works.  However, I also have internet switches in the house, as well as a Wifi garage door opener, and a Wifi controlled AC unit and this will be hard to do with the same approach.  If Anydesk can punch through the T-Mobile network, a VPN can also, I’m assuming. Will try this next. So much time has been blown on this... I’ll probably return the unit.

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1 year ago
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UserKRookie
asked in Gateways and devices

is port forwarding enabled?

I had to send my hotspot back because it lacked port forwarding for my cameras.  It’s a shame because the unit was very fast at 137 Mb/sec.  So,  as an experiment, I displayed the camera images on a Windows PC that was running ‘Anydesk’. The Windows PC was connected to the internet via a T-mobile cellphone hotspot.   On a different cellphone, using the cell phone’s mobile internet feature, I connected to the Windows PC using the Anydesk app in the cell phone.  And, I could see the cameras. (not exactly port forwarding, I know). I rejected this setup because it was a kluge. WE NEED PORT FORWARDING!! 

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1 year ago
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