Help with PIC+Internet project

[amgen]

back to you when company leaves, you are on right track
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[Tina10]

back to you when company leaves, you are on right track
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Thanks. I am sorry but I did not understood the expression "back to you when company leaves".

I tried the above settings. This is what I did:
1) Wrote IPconfig on the command window and got my laptop's internal IP-->> Inserted it at 'internal host'
2) Chose a random port 5579 (external) & 2500 (internal)
3) Chose protocol TCP/UDP
------SAVED THE SETTINGS SUCCESSFULLY ------

Got my iPad, downloaded an app where if you supply ip and port, it sends a UDP packet to that address at that port. Ran the NETAssist software on laptop, chose UDP data, and started monitoring port 2500 at my laptops ip address.

App tried to send data to my routers external IP which I got from google by typing 'my ip' at port 5579.
----RESULT: NOTHING SHOWED AT Net Assist software------

Tried the same with TCP settings instead of UDP. Still nothing.
Tried making both the ports same (internal/external) still nothing.
What can I try next?

[amgen]

check firewall on laptop (windows.....xp,7 ??) and allow or open for port 2500 and/or NetAssist program....... to allow data passing through firewall.
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[Tina10]

I have gone through endless options in Norton Internet Security to allow port 5578 (External port) but could not find any option. (Using windows 8).

I tried sending the data through my ipad app internally (internal IP of laptop rather than external IP or router) directly to port 5579 (Internal port being monitored currently on laptop) and data did arrived. DO you still think it is a problem of firewall? As it does work internally but when sent to external IP of router it does not arrive. Could it be a setting on router, not opening the port 5578?

Thanks

[amgen]

windows8 .........control panel>system and security>windows firewall.........allow an app........... etc

[Tina10]

Thanks. The problem is HALF solved.

I get the data if it comes from another place, I mean--> I switched on my phone's 3G connection --> I connected my ipad to internet by creating a hotspot through my phone --> I sent the data through the app to my router's external IP and this time it showed up on my laptop.

Why is it not coming when my iPad is connected to the net through home wifi?

[amgen]

seems like it... is external port 5578 or 9 and internal port 2500, then net assist should be listening on 2500

[aerostar]

Port forwarding in routers normally only work for traffic coming from external IP addresses, it will not work if you are logged on internally, that is why your Ipad when connected to 3G works, it is an outside access.