on 12-02-2023 23:27
Hi everyone 👋
Hope you are well.
I'm trying to access my desktop Mac remotely through the app 'Screens 4'. So far I've been unsuccessful and the app is saying that there's a problem with double NAT.
I've tried the methods outlined by the developers of Screens 4 (here), but with no luck.
Here's a breakdown of my setup:
I'm aware that the problem happens because I'm using the Nest Wifi Pro router as an extension of the Hitron Chita ISP router/modem, but I just can't work out how to solve the problem?!
Of the methods mentioned by Screens 4 (here), here are the results of my attempts:
1. Configure a PPPoE Connection Between the Router and Modem
I don't believe Virgin Media and/or the Hitron Chita router supports PPPoE.
2. Use the Router in Bridge Mode
This didn't seem to work. I enabled bridge mode as described here, but it didn't allow me to connect through Screens 4 even though it didn't produce the double-NAT error when in Bridge Mode.
3. Add the Router to the Modem's DMZ
Tried doing this, but it didn't seem to have an effect. I also believe it's not recommended to do this for security reasons(?).
4. Forward the Modem's Port 5900 (or 22) to the Router
Did not work either.
I should say that I have not had any success with making changes to the settings on the Nest Wifi Pro router and I'm not sure if I need to anyway; I believe that all the settings should be set on the ISP modem and not on the third-party router, right? That said, strangely, I cannot change the Nest Wifi Pro router to use a static IP even though I've got it 🤔
Has anyone in here got any experience with making this setup work? If so, I'd be eternally grateful for any help that you can offer!
Hope to hear from someone and many thanks in advance!
on 13-02-2023 00:01
Reset the Nest to factory, configure the Hitron to ‘Modem only Mode’ and connect the Nest by its WAN port to the Hitron. All broadband and WiFi will now come from the Nest which will allocate IP addresses to connected devices from its DHCP server.
13-02-2023 00:47 - edited 13-02-2023 00:51
...all the trouble VM want for business side of things and it still a FU use modem mode...should be possible for them to do IP Passthrough instead of double NAT
on 13-02-2023 09:15
Thanks @Roger_Gooner ! I'm going to give this a try. Would you recommend the same approach if you have a static IP and aren't using DHCP?
on 13-02-2023 11:42
on 13-02-2023 11:52
13-02-2023 11:59 - edited 13-02-2023 11:59
Its why No-IP and others are about you have a subdomain like bridgemode.bounceme.net that maps to your IP even when changed and even then DHCP on VM can be static for years.
on 13-02-2023 12:23
on 13-02-2023 12:29
on 13-02-2023 14:28