Re: Unable to connect to machine behind MS MN-700 router using WAN IP address

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From: Rod (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 20:51:09 -0700

    
     ----- Jeffrey Randow (MVP) wrote: -----
     
     Which one do you get if you go to http://myipaddress.com ?
     
     The 172.x.x.x address space may be part of the private network space
     (it depends on the value in the first x.)
     
     From the Spec:
     The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the
     following three blocks of the IP address space for private internets...

When I go to http://myipaddress.com is get: 207.107.xxx.xxx.

My router shows the WAN IP as being 172.16.xxx.xxx.

What does it mean to be "NAT'ed behind the ISP Firewall"? If that is my situation, what can be done about it?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Rod