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QUESTION POSED ON: 21 April 2004
Is it possible to access a computer residing in an ADSL network? That's because such a network has an ADSL router hiding the LAN computers IPs. Then it is not possible even to ping a computer residing in an ADSL network. The main problem is I cannot use XP remote connection to another computer residing in an ADSL network. (Both machines are in different ADSL networks).

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The answer you want lies within your router or DSL modem. Generally, if you are using any type of firewall or NAT your addresses are "non-routable" private addresses. In order to access a machine on the other side of the router, you will need to set up a router or other service to provide PROXY services, that is it will take a public address and map it to a private address on the other side. Be very careful what ports and applications that you want to proxy as if left wide open your protection is shot.


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