Sounds like you have an unusual router. The two routers I set up (one 10 year old router and one new one) were straight forward to figure out how to get the port forwarding to work... Well, clear enough that I was able to figure it out after reading these threads.

I wasn't saying you need another router, I assume there's a way to make it work with your router. If you give your specific 2Wire model number, it might help if someone wants to do the research to help walk you through the process. Or, perhaps we'll be lucky and the following link for setting up port-forwarding with a specific 2wire router with an IP camera will be about the same instructions as what you need to do on your 2wire router with Rovio:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/2wire/2700hg/Gadspot_I...

Note that, instead of entering Rovio's IP address, it appears 2Wire routers have names for each "computer" (which probably means any network client, such as Rovio), so that's the way you map a port to your Rovio (maybe you already figured that out, and that's how you got to the dialog you first mentioned).

Anyway, hopefully this link plus this thread will help you figure it out. If none of that helps, than time for someone more knowledgeable than me to help. Or call AT&T for support (you mentioned that, if you switched routers, you would lose that support, so maybe time to use that support).

I've been trying to get things working remotely for about a week now. I have a Linksys Wireless Router (WRT54GS) connected to a Westell DSL Modem using Verizon. I've set port forwarding up for all the ports and can access Rovio through my home LAN. I suspect my router is at fault here but can't figure out why. In SETUP under ADVANCED ROUTING, my Linksys is set for GATEWAY under OPERATING MODE. Should this be ROUTER? I'm able to access the Internet fine with my desktop and wireless laptop with this set this way.. but can not access the Rovio. Also under STATUS, under INTERNET / CONFIGURATION TYPE, the IP address there is 192.168.100.xx Should that be the WAN address? How do I find the WAN address on thi Linksys Router? I can get an address when I go to whatismyip.com, but I don't see this address on the router. Can anyone please help guide me through what is needed to get my Rovio accessible remotely with my setup?? Feel free to e-mail me at daw@jhu.edu if you'd prefer direct contact.

Thank you!
Dave Webb


Thanks

I've had mixed success in setting the Rovio up for outside access.
Everything works within my LAN.

I can get HTTP on port 9000 or 8168 or any port I want, however the video doesn't render. The ActiveX control d/l and installs. DynDNS domain is working and the online icon works.

I have verified that the interface loads and I can change the camera angle. It can be driven around using these settings, you just can't see what the hell you are doing.

I have FWD 554 to 9001, 554 to 554, 8169 to 8169 (when 8168 is the starting port) to no avail.

I do know that my ISP (COX) blocks port 80. I can open 554 up on a different computer and verify it using portdetective. I can view my router with a public IP on 8080.

So here is my question:
1) If your start port is say 8168, you should have 554 Fwd to 8169, no?
2) Can you have 8168 as your http port and 554 as your rtsp port?
3) What is the third port alluded to here (and seemingly only here) in the (?) next to IP setup in the Network Tab?

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Automatically open ports using UPnP, when selected, Rovio will attempt to open ports on your router to allow you to access your Rovio over the internet. Rovio opens 3 ports the start port for HTTP traffic, the start port plus one for TCP RTSP traffic (ActiveX support), and the start port plus 2 for UDP RTSP traffic (QuickTime support).
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To further compound my frustration, my work network blocks just about every port than 80 (a post about that will be for another time) and I also have this same problem with Androvio.

Except with the Androvio I get login, but none of the controls work and no video.


Here is what I can pass on to others having problems:

I will tell you that your basic Staples/Best Buy $39 router Netgear wgr614 v7 won't have the ROBUST port forwarding feature you need.

Netgear wgr614 v7 doesn't have th specs to run any third party firmware that I know of.

That router only lets you FWD an Internal IP Address (192.168.0.100) to an External IP Address (209.219.xxx.xxx) using the same port due to the dumbing down of that router's firmware.

Netgear ex
192.168.0.100:554 has to be forwarded to 209.219.xxx.xxx:554

So if your situation requires Internal 554 to be mapped to another port the $39 Netgear won't help you.

Pete, may I suggest that you add to the original post that ISPs block port 80 most of the time and that they need to specify an alternate port? This is affecting a lot of people and they have no idea why unless they read every post in this thread.

Does anyone have a picture of how the settings should look like for a Linksys WRT54GS router. I'm not sure what screens and what fields need to be populated.

If this below is your port forwarding screen for the WRT54GS4, I'm of the opinion that it can't be done using that router software if your ISP blocks 80.

 http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/WRT54GS/WRT54G...

You can certainly open a port for 80 and tell Rovio what that port is 8168 for example, but the problem lies in the fact that 554 has to then be be forwarded as 8169.

The above screen only allows you to open and forward internal 554 to external 554.

This below is the same funtion screen for the WRT300N, which allows you to forward an internal port to a different external port. Note tha there are entry fields for Internal and External ports.  This is not the same as Range in the above screen.

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/WRT300N/WRT300...

I got these screen from portforward.com.  It's got a ton of ads to navigate. If you do use i, don't bother looking for a Rovio specific entry, just use the default guide.

Someone else can comment on whether http://www.dd-wrt.com supports the more robust version of port forwarding.  I could'nt verify it.

ETA: Looks like you can at the console level, but this is beyond my expertise to explain:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Port_Forwarding#Port_Forwarding_using_th...

Thanks for the help olllllo. Unfortunately that's bad news (for me). Now the question is, do I buy a new router or sell Rovio.

Hello everybody,

I would ask you to help me.

unfortunately my adsl/router is a Netgear DGN3500 with the last firmware;
My ip-cam is a Foscam FI8908W

I have assumed the following:

* Camera's IP address is static.
* Camera is on default IP address of: 192.168.0.80
* Subnet mask is standard class C: 255.255.255.0
* Default Gateway is default for a Netgear router: 192.168.0.1
* Camera has been placed on port 8005.

I have set up the router following step-by-step the instructions that I followed to this link: http://www.networkwebcams.co.uk/blog/2007/10/15/how-to-set-up-external-access...

Now I can view and record on internal network but cannot view from the internet.

as I read about NAT loopback can cause problems when trying to access my camera using my public IP address from the same local network the camera is on, then I disconnect my laptop from my LAN and connect it to the internet with my 3G dongle.
Then I tryed accessing to the camera again and again, writing in the browser the current WAN IP:8005 but the browser always gave me an error page (the connection have been interrupted for timeout)

Also I tryed accessing to the camera directly writing in the browser myhost.dyndns.org:8005 but the result have been the same.

What I wrong???
I'm searching to solve the problem sice two weeks without success...I don't know how to do and I'm becoming mad....Is there among you any good soul who is willing to take me step by step to solving the problem?

Hello All,

After setting up a FOSCAM (real unit) Foscam FI8908W... I, like others here am not able to connect from the "internet". I can connect within my LAN at home, not from outside my home network.

I completed a registered domain at DynDns and tested the 'port'.. 80.. the test said the port was open, and would allow connections. Using TELNET I received no indication that a "server" (the camera) was accepting a connection.

My router/modem is a WESTELL 327W and is configured to port forward port 80.. UPnP is enabled, but configuring this unit is not 'straightforward'...

Setting the Foscam FI8908W to UPnP returns "UPnP failed. Unable to complete chat with device" FOSCAM claims the UPnP 'must' report "UPnP Success" in order to work...

Any ideas or help would be appreciated. All in all it's a nice Camera, I hope to get it working thoroughly soon.

Thanks..!!

@ OldPcGuy

maybe do you have a Netgear router?

Email me the router info,computer operating system,internet type.i will email you pictures of my router/rovio set up screens. Realtydevelopment@gmail.com