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I know this has been covered, and I've done my due diligence in Google, but
I cannot figure out my problem, and my cable internet company basically told
me to take a hike.
I have a LAN behind a Dlink DI614+ router. One of the devices on my network
is a Dlink DCS-900W wireless camera, with a fixed address of 192.168.0.20.
My router is otherwise set up for DHCP. I can access the camera through a
browser from any pc on my LAN, no problems. However, I cannot access it
from outside my LAN. Since the camera has a built-in web server, I used
"virtual server" in my router to forward port 80 to the wireless camera.
The IP address from my ISP, Time Warner cable, is not static, but it hasn't
changed in a year, so I think I should be able to hit my LAN from the
internet, assuming the router settings are correct. Is that a bad
assumption? Is it okay that I leave my router and pc's set to DHCP? I have
wondered if there is a conflict with port 80, having to do with the camera's
"fixed" address being in the router's DHCP range.
BTW, as for any help from Time Warner, I emailed asking if they blocked http
or other protocols to dynamic/residential IPs, and they didn't give me an
answer, just saying that troubleshooting my network problems was not their
business. I tried to explain that I was only wanting to know if I had to
have a static or "public" IP to do what I wanted to do. So much for any
help from them.
Any assistance with this is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you.
jakesnake
I know this has been covered, and I've done my due diligence in Google, but
I cannot figure out my problem, and my cable internet company basically told
me to take a hike.
I have a LAN behind a Dlink DI614+ router. One of the devices on my network
is a Dlink DCS-900W wireless camera, with a fixed address of 192.168.0.20.
My router is otherwise set up for DHCP. I can access the camera through a
browser from any pc on my LAN, no problems. However, I cannot access it
from outside my LAN. Since the camera has a built-in web server, I used
"virtual server" in my router to forward port 80 to the wireless camera.
The IP address from my ISP, Time Warner cable, is not static, but it hasn't
changed in a year, so I think I should be able to hit my LAN from the
internet, assuming the router settings are correct. Is that a bad
assumption? Is it okay that I leave my router and pc's set to DHCP? I have
wondered if there is a conflict with port 80, having to do with the camera's
"fixed" address being in the router's DHCP range.
BTW, as for any help from Time Warner, I emailed asking if they blocked http
or other protocols to dynamic/residential IPs, and they didn't give me an
answer, just saying that troubleshooting my network problems was not their
business. I tried to explain that I was only wanting to know if I had to
have a static or "public" IP to do what I wanted to do. So much for any
help from them.
Any assistance with this is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you.
jakesnake