I have tried connecting my computer and a friends computer with pcanywhere, but it does not work. When I tried connecting both of my home computers, it worked. I am guessing that they work because its on the same network. but why won't it work with mine and my friends. Is it because of my router?
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does router effect my connection with pcanywhere?
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Yes it does. To enable PCAnywhere to work you need to forward ports 5631 and 5632 in your router setup. Inside the setup for the router is a section to allow you to do this - check your manual, it should tell you there. Later your friend will need to connect to your real IP address (not 192.168.*.* which is an internal LAN address assigned by your router). If you are using an IP address that changes everytime you log in then checkout the following
- it's a free service and allows you to use a name instead of a number - a small utility on your computer then keeps the correct address updated to your URL.
If you don't understand quite what I mean please let me know.
Kim Leece.
- it's a free service and allows you to use a name instead of a number - a small utility on your computer then keeps the correct address updated to your URL.
If you don't understand quite what I mean please let me know.
Kim Leece.
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Thanx for the info. I lost my manual so I checked the online one, and it didn't say anything about forwarding ports. Can you tell me how to do that? also, I am trying tzo to keep my ip the same and so I have a domain name for it. Thanks in advance.
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