[steve1341]

I have a DSL ethernet modem / router. The problem is that it gives my machine an Ip address of 192.168.1.2 via DHCP. My real IP is static and begins with 212.11..... What i want to be able to do is to access my machine from elsewhere by typing into the webbrowser the real ip address.

I used to be able to do this before i upgraded my modem. Im using a Binatone ADSL 200 and a powerbook.

[Applefreak01]

Log into your router and check to see if you can set your computer that you want to access as the default DMZ server. This will let your computer that you want to connect to act like your real IP and will take a lot if not ALL incoming connections like hackers for example.

I only enable DMZ server on my gaming rig when my friends and I want to play a game or two. If I'm not gaming I disable my computer as DMZ server. I would recommend a good firewall software program or use Mac OS X built-in firewall that you can use to setup to allow connections for the port (80 for http) you are going to use and block others.

[Scarpa]

DMZ opens ALL ports to the internet. A better solution would to forward just port 80 to your internal machine.

Somewhere in your router config tool is a section for this. You specify the port range to forward and the internal address of the computer you wish to forward to. Then when you access the router on the external static IP it will pass the request along to the correct internal computer.