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

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From: Rod (RwBadgley_at_DELETEmsn.com)
Date: 04/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 05:06:02 -0700

     
     ----- Jeffrey Randow (MVP) wrote: -----
     
     172.16.x.x is a private address. There is not much you can do other
     than complain to your ISP since you are not in control of the NAT
     gateway...
     
     In other words, you are actually double NAT'ed as your ISP has you
     behind a NAT (Network Address Translation) gateway and then you go and
     re-NAT your connection with your router...
     
     You should check with your ISP to see if or what it takes to get a
     publicly addressible LAN IP address. Without this, all of the nice
     services (Remote Assistance, Remote Desktop, etc) will never work.. . .
     
Thanks again, now I can talk to my ISP having a more information under my belt. One other question - what about the 207.107.xxx.xxx address that http://myipaddress.com and my dns updater return: is this a publicly addressable IP, and if so, how is it that it can't be accessed?

Thanks!

Rod

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