Re: OT - Network Black Hole?

["Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>]

Mark,

you might want to get him to try installing 'ICS configuration' from here :
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics.htm

You can set specific ports to be forwarded to internal machines (including
localhost)...gotta be worth a try.

but maybe your already on to it :-)

Neil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT - Network Black Hole?


> Thanks...will give these a try.
>
> M.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Stevens" <adam@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:31 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT - Network Black Hole?
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> > > A mate is going up the walls because he cannot connect to
his machine
> over
> > the Net
> > > via VNC etc.  We have tried another remote-control app as
well as
> > shoutcast server
> > > and nothing works.
> >
> > Couple of things...
> >
> > Is he running a local network?  If so, can he VNC to one machine
from
> > another locally?
> >
> > I don't know if "Shields Up" does a port scan of high
port numbers, but
> VNC
> > uses as default port 5800 and 5900.  5800 is used for it's own
web
server,
> > so it's quite a good test to go to "http://hisIPaddress:5800/";
and see
if
> > you get a VNC login screen... If you don't then either the port
is being
> > blocked, or VNC isn't setup (which narrows it down, because if
you're
sure
> > VNC is set-up correctly, then it's something blocking the ports!
> >
> > You could also try some other type of port scanning software to
scan the
> > high ports (eg, 5800 and above).  See if you get anything there.
> >
> > Can you access his web server (PWS) remotely?  If so, can you
switch the
> PWS
> > port from 80 to 5800 or 5900, and see if you can still access
it... If
you
> > can connect when it's on port 80, but not when it's on port 5800,
then
> > something *is* blocking the port!
> >
> > FWIW, I have a friend, who's w2k machine refuses to allow any FTP
server
> on
> > port 21 (including IIS).  It's almost as if port 21 on his
machine is
> "bust"
> > :-)  Sounds like a similar problem?
> >
> > If none of the above works, then give it a good hard kick... Or
do what
> the
> > network admins did at one place I worked at, and just spend a few
hours
> > pinging machines until it magically starts working! :-)
> >
> > Adam.
> >
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