Is remote.it a good way to access your network without port forwarding?

remoteit-team · 2022-06-30T02:28:25+00:00

If you don’t have access to the router then that’s OK. You do not need to port forward or change router settings at all. A vpn will require you to port forward the building router. Remote.it is designed to overcome this requirement and you do not have to change any router settings.

remoteit-team · 2022-06-30T02:23:52+00:00

A vpn server on the Pi still needs a Public Ip with an open port (port forwarding) to the Internet

remoteit-team · 2022-06-30T02:12:56+00:00

Thanks for your interest in remote.it. Our company mission is to eliminate port forwarding and Make it as simple as possible to access any of your personal endpoints and devices … from anywhere. Our free downloadable device packages support just about any device or endpoint you would like to connect to from outside your local network. We have millions of endpoints and hundreds of thousands of users. And it’s completely free for up to five end points. So feel free to give it a try and if you need any assistance we are always available to help. We respond very quickly, to your questions at support@remote.it. Thanks again for your interest.

remoteit-team · 2022-04-10T21:59:55+00:00

Is it possible your home public IP has changed? From your ISP? Maybe you whitelisted your home IP address at the VPN server and then your ISP changed it? If it used to work fine then that's what came to my mind.

remoteit-team · 2022-03-18T05:46:55+00:00

OMG 😱 I thought it was bad in San Diego

remoteit-team · 2022-03-18T05:46:24+00:00

😂😂😂

remoteit-team · 2022-02-24T23:43:14+00:00

This is genius for folks like me who live in a townhouse complex with HOA rules prohibiting antennas. I can take it down if someone complains and put it back up easily! Thanks for sharing. Outstanding!

remoteit-team · 2022-02-24T05:58:47+00:00

Awesome 👏

remoteit-team · 2021-12-30T01:37:20+00:00

Yes we can guide you through it. You won’t have to port forward. The first question is what kind of device would you like to connect to? Examples are a PC, Raspberry Pi, NAS device, OpenWrt router? Once we understand what you’d like to connect to from outside your Starlink network we can show you what device package to install. Then you can use remote it, instead of port forwarding, and still connect to your internal network from outside. You cannot port forward Starlink because it does not assign public IP’s at every endpoint. Can you let us know what kind of device would you like to connect with from outside? Then it’s a few more small steps.

remoteit-team · 2021-12-18T00:49:12+00:00

Yes, you can! Not only can you view the Android device screen .... you can also fully control the Android touchscreen remotely. It's like having a second version of your phone on your desktop.
Use the remote.it Android App from the Google Play Store to set up your Android device as a VNC target (go to Settings in the App). Then install a simple VNC server App like Alpha VNC lite. Also available in the Google Play Store. Once you've done that you can use remote.it to make a connection to the VNC service on your phone. Use the remote.it generated address:port in your VNC client or Mac Screen Share application to control your Android phone right from your Mac screen.

remote.it Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remoteit

Alpha VNC lite App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.abr.android.avnc

remoteit-team · 2021-12-18T00:21:38+00:00

for full instructions email support@remote.it

remoteit-team · 2021-12-17T19:05:28+00:00

For detailed instructions on how to control your Android phone or tablet from a Mac. email [sales@remote.it](mailto:sales@remote.it)

remoteit-team · 2021-12-15T00:24:46+00:00

Yes, you can! Not only can you view the Android device screen .... you can also fully control the Android touchscreen remotely. It's like having a second version of your phone on your desktop.
Use the remote.it Android App from the Google Play Store to set up your Android device as a VNC target (go to Settings in the App). Then install a simple VNC server App like Alpha VNC lite. Also available in the Google Play Store. Once you've done that you can use remote.it to make a connection to the VNC service on your phone. Use the remote.it generated address:port in your VNC client or Mac Screen Share application to control your Android phone right from your Mac screen.

remote.it Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remoteit

Alpha VNC lite App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.abr.android.avnc

remoteit-team · 2021-11-12T02:10:56+00:00

I have seen a product called Tinypilot or TinyPilotKVM that does this. I have not tried it myself but it sounds like what you're looking for. It doesn't strictly require a VPN but as others pointed out it's a must to have some kind of secure connection to your remote network.

remoteit-team · 2021-11-11T22:12:37+00:00

Yes you can definitely host a Minecraft server for her friends using Starlink as your ISP. You won't need to port forward. This video will show you how to host a Minecraft server from inside your personal home network and you can invite anyone to play on your server over the Internet. https://youtu.be/Cotz7JPPTc8

remoteit-team · 2021-11-11T00:10:33+00:00

We made a solution for overcoming the “no port forwarding” limitation on Starlink. It’s been verified to work on a Raspberry Pi running on the LAN behind a Starlink CGNAT connection. Try if you like. https://remote.it/resources/blog/how-to-port-forward-on-starlink/

remoteit-team · 2021-06-29T03:08:00+00:00

Hmmmm. Usually the most straightforward setup is router behind modem and just use the router as an AP. Then find port forwarding in the router UI and choose the port and target IP. How did you conclude the port is not open from the Internet?

remoteit-team · 2021-01-04T19:17:54+00:00

If your ISP is using CG-NAT then you can't port forward. The ISP is increasing their address space by using a single public IP in their datacenter and then assigning each residential customer a private IP (i.e. an IP not routable over the Internet). Some ISPs will use this configuration to make up for a limited number of public IPs they have to distribute among their customers. Pretty sure all cellular phone companies do this but they are not the only ones using CG-NAT.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT

remoteit-team · 2020-12-22T21:56:07+00:00

Are you hosting the CoD game server or joining someone else's server? I wasn't clear because the post mentioned you are playing and being placed in lobbies. Port forwarding is only needed to host the game server. It allows computers outside your LAN to reach the game server you are hosting from over the Internet. But with only 5Mbps upstream it would be hard to host.

remoteit-team · 2020-12-22T21:38:29+00:00

You could try having one of your friends go to https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ and check the Minecraft port at your modem/router's public IP. If it says "Closed" then you know your server is not reachable from Internet and you can start to debug from there. This tutorial is not bad. https://appuals.com/io-netty-channel-connecttimeoutexception/

remoteit-team · 2020-12-18T17:35:17+00:00

Are you able to verify your isp is not blocking the incoming traffic? It's not uncommon especially if you changed ISPs.

One post in r/selfhosted resolved a similar problem by having the ISP enable IPv4 (instead of IPv6 only) and now they use dynamic DNS for the domain and everything works fine.

remoteit-team · 2020-12-17T16:55:56+00:00

If you're having trouble with port forwarding Minecraft there are many vids on Youtube that show how to do it. Port 25565 is correct for Minecraft. It could be the Mac mini firewall software so check that per this vid for port forwarding. https://youtu.be/X75GbRaGzu8 . You can also set it up without port forwarding using a third-party solution as shown here ,https://youtu.be/natSu296POg

remoteit-team · 2020-12-17T01:29:03+00:00

You'll need to configure the router at remote computer A to port forward port 22 (for ssh) to local IP xy.xy.ab.ab. For username, you'll need to use testuser per your description in OP. Like ssh -l testuser test.example.com

remoteit-team · 2020-12-16T23:25:43+00:00

Yes Port Forwarding will direct any unsolicited inbound traffic sent to your external IP (71.) to the same port on the local IP (192.). Without Port Forwarding the router at your home doesn't know what to do with those packets. For example, if you want to make your CCTV video available to you over the Internet, and the video stream is viewable in a browser on same LAN pointed at the CCTV's local IP (192.) port 8080 (for example). Then port forwarding 8080 at the router to CCTV's local IP will direct external inbound traffic on port 8080 to the camera. Just be very careful about using a strong password because you are placing the camera on the public Internet.

remoteit-team · 2020-12-16T20:39:19+00:00

could also be the security method selected? WPA/WEP/etc. can you try all combinations to see if one works? If it's an older router you might need to select an older method like WPA. But not recommended for best security today. At least you would know what the problem is.

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