Sir,
I have a dynamic IP, from a telephone DSL modem. Reading the last post from Rob, I did not know the Rovio also has a port... which I don't understand. I thought it was acting like a standalone computer with a static IP address of it's own. I went through the software sent by Wowwee to the letter. I even took advice from online. Now, I need to think... was this really worth it? I really wanted something easy to set up, not something I would have to have a professionally degreed IT person to set up. I am just a soldier who wanted a device that he could set up and talk/interact with his family. As this is now, it is a boat anchor. It is only a toy if I can only get it to work from home... which I have done. It would be a real tool for me and my family if we could get it to work remotely from here. I believe you when you say it works for you. But, knowing that I have a DSL modem, wireless router (Belkin N)with the ports 554 and 8081 open, a home computer... I find it difficult to swallow that there isn't some software that could help a person with less proficiency to get this thing working. I think Wowwee should have only sold this robot with a warning label stating "this device is strictly for IT professionals or those who can hire one as permanent staff." This robot is definitely an item that was never intended for customers like me. This is a niche product, and until this item improves the setup software, (the average person) just doesn't have the time to spend on this. I have a job to do, so I will log off for now. Maybe when I get back I'll look at the thread again, and give it another try. But, for now, I'm a little bummed that I couldn't get this thing to work so that I could have a few minutes of communication with my family as was intended, instead of fiddling with technicalities. Anyone want to buy a used robot?

I was able to use these instructions, and I connected from the WAN, but my ISP blocks port 80. Does anyone get audio to transmit through Rovio when using a port other than 80?

A question, your tutorial seems based on the premise that ISP is providing fixed IP as WAN IP, what do I do if it's dynamically assigned?

I hope this is the best place to post this. I would like to work my way up to external access, but I need help just getting started. I would like to do the ad-hoc connection between my wi-fi laptop and Rovio first.

I got it to work briefly once, but can't seem to reconnect. Any ideas on how to get this working would be appreciated. We can move on to my wireless router next. :-)

Just tried out my configuration. Thanks to your help, it was relatively painless. I'm an experienced network administrator and I found a lot of the Rovio's configuration difficult. My heart goes out to those frustrated souls who find the learning curve too steep. All I can say is the help is here on this forum. Be patient, be persistent, and keep your eyes on the prize. Consider it a learning experience and a challenge, the end result isn't just a working Rovio.

I tried Firefox. No audio transmit or recieve. Then I noticed that Firefox does not use ActiveX which is required for Rovio audio. So Firefox will not give you audio capability.

I have had Rovio since December 25th and finally am able to remotely access it.
Here is the simple solution when using a QWEST modem and a separate router.
1. From the modem -Port forward port 80 and 554 using the IP address of the router. (ex. 192.168.0.x, not the 192.168.1.1)
2. From the router - Port forward port 80 and 554 using the IP address given to Rovio during setup.
3. Rovio needs nothing special except leave port 8164 alone, and automatically open ports using UpNp.
4. Gooogle your external IP for your computer, type that in the address line wiht the same password and user I.D. that is used for Rovio at home and your in.

Rovio "should" update DynDNS if you enter the appropriate info. Also, your router may have similar capabilities, if you set it up. Or you can install the software on your computer, but that means your computer has to be connected and running.

Hi everyone. I've finally got my Rovio set up and running on my local network and can drive it around ok.
I still cannot access it from the internet but I do not have a standard net setup as I have a camera system on the router.
I'm running a Netgear DG834G which has a DVR home security camera piped into it and I access the camera views (4 cameras) via a DynDns name.
I've tried all combinations of port forwarding to get to the Rovio to no avail.
When I use http://mydynname.homedns.org I get the cameras. However, adding :8080 (that's the port I'm hoping to use) at the end gets me nowhere.
Please can you help?
Also, what is the 554 port for and how do I use it?
One more thing, my laptop wifi keeps disconnecting when Rovio is connected to the Netgear...any clues?

Thank your very much Peter for the Rovio-on-internet-guide.
I've been struggeling for a few hours with my Rovio.
Found your guide, and 5 minutes later my Rovio is controlled via DynDNS.

Again, thank you very much.

OK my first post didn't work so well.  Like I said, I'm using ATT U-verse, 2WIRE brand wireless router.  the forwarding is the problem; the router is asking:

Protocol TCP.  Port (or Range) From:___ To:___  Map to Host Port:_____

I'm not sure which numbers to put in which blanks.  I've seen the "must forward" 80 and 554.  So what goes where?  Yes, I understand that I'll need to put in more than one.  Also what settings do I need to put in the Rovio network tab?  Peter Redmer was kind enought to put in pictures but his don't exactly look like mine (router or Rovio).