Webcam not reached from outside

I have 5 alternative choices, internal IP 192.168.1.XX or myaccount.dyndns.org or external ip which is updated to dyndns via the upgrade prog. , computer name & 127.0.0.1

which one to use with each of: The webcam prog, the account @ dyndns & the router NAT
Also in the router,
what is the source port & destination port "the ports mentioned in the webcam program manual is tcp/udp 8080 + 8090"
I can see cams from internal only, How to see from the web ???

asked Mar 13 '10 at 08:29 PM in Default

Alfa
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3 answers:

Yes, you have the choices you listed, but 192.168.1.xx and the computername will only work from within your LAN, and 127.0.0.1 will only work on the same machine. Your DynDNS hostname and external (public, WAN) IP address will work from outside, for routers supporting loopback also from inside your LAN. You can use any of those, giving the conditions I have listed.

Regarding source and destination ports, the source port is probably the port you use to call your LAN from outside, and the destination port is the one your webcam is listening on. You router apparently supports port translation, so you can (but don't need to) use a different port calling from outside than is used inside your LAN. But you could also take the same port number for both.

Regarding your troubles accessing your LAN from outside, you may want to work through this wiki entry.

answered Mar 13 '10 at 11:46 PM

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Alfa Mar 14 '10 at 12:31 PM

OK, I put myhostname.dyndns.com in the dvr program with port 8080, same port in the router source & destination, with the machine internal ip 192.168.1.X for the router, & the dyndns is getting my external IP from the updater. and still cant reach anything from outside if I use myhostname.dyndns.com only it forwards me to this page http://vodafonebox/?q=vodafonebox&nxredir "my router is vodafonebox"- and if I put the port 8080 http://myhostname.dyndns.com:8080/ it gives me error :- can't establish a connection to the server at hostname.dyndns.com:8080. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT CAN I DO !!!!!!!!!!!!

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If you are trying to connect via your own IP address when at your home location, you will have to set your router to allow looping to see the webcam. You would probably be able to see the web cam without looping enabled from another IP address location.

answered Mar 22 '10 at 01:35 PM