Remote router access and VPN

A couple of problems ....

I just cannot seem to access my router remotely. I have a Linksys WRT54G
router and have remote accesss enabled on 8080. I have been to ip:8080 but
it just wont let me log in.

Do I just goto myip:8080 and it should log in or is there more?

I have also setup a VNC server on my mac mini which is on the network. In
the apps and games section, I have set it up to open the required port for
the mac mini IP but it wont let me connect. It could be to do with where I
am trying to access it from, which is mainly when Im on nights at my
hospital, and want to access my mac

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks

pleb
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> A couple of problems ....
>
> I just cannot seem to access my router remotely. I have a Linksys WRT54G
> router and have remote accesss enabled on 8080. I have been to ip:8080 but
> it just wont let me log in.
>
> Do I just goto myip:8080 and it should log in or is there more?

It might be https://ip:8080

You also have to have enabled remote admin in the routers control panel
(it is off by default).

> I have also setup a VNC server on my mac mini which is on the network. In
> the apps and games section, I have set it up to open the required port for
> the mac mini IP but it wont let me connect. It could be to do with where I
> am trying to access it from, which is mainly when Im on nights at my
> hospital, and want to access my mac

Have you forwarded the correct ports on your router to the minimacs LAN
IP?
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Jon

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>> A couple of problems ....
>>
>> I just cannot seem to access my router remotely. I have a Linksys WRT54G
>> router and have remote accesss enabled on 8080. I have been to ip:8080
>> but
>> it just wont let me log in.
>>
>> Do I just goto myip:8080 and it should log in or is there more?
>
> It might be https://ip:8080

I just tried that .... and admittedly it was from my own netwrk, but yeag
..... it worked

>> I have also setup a VNC server on my mac mini which is on the network. In
>> the apps and games section, I have set it up to open the required port
>> for
>> the mac mini IP but it wont let me connect. It could be to do with where
>> I
>> am trying to access it from, which is mainly when Im on nights at my
>> hospital, and want to access my mac
>
> Have you forwarded the correct ports on your router to the minimacs LAN
> IP?

As far as I know, the VNC server uses port 5900. I have open this for the
VNC's IP number. Is this what you mean?

pleb
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> > Have you forwarded the correct ports on your router to the minimacs LAN
> > IP?
>
> As far as I know, the VNC server uses port 5900. I have open this for the
> VNC's IP number. Is this what you mean?

Opening and forwarding are not quite the same. Forwarding means to
redirect packets destined for wan ip:5900 to lan ip:5900, thus a VNC
"packet" coming into your router on port 5900 would get sent to lan
ip:5900.

Opening a port is more for outgoing connections I think.
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Jon

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>> > Have you forwarded the correct ports on your router to the minimacs LAN
>> > IP?
>>
>> As far as I know, the VNC server uses port 5900. I have open this for the
>> VNC's IP number. Is this what you mean?
>
> Opening and forwarding are not quite the same. Forwarding means to
> redirect packets destined for wan ip:5900 to lan ip:5900, thus a VNC
> "packet" coming into your router on port 5900 would get sent to lan
> ip:5900.

After having a play last night I think its to do with the Proxy server that
they use on works network. Seems to not like vpn stuff

Thanks for your help

Pleb
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