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Old 06-05-2016, 04:44 PM   #14
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Thanks. I had set it up changing the port from the start so I've got a random port number all set up. Looking at my ddns options in this modem it appears that I can only use dyndns or something called TZO. I was hoping the port forwarding with be a go around. I'll check the remote access as you suggest. Thanks again.
You really need to do both.

Port forwarding is part of how the incoming requests know where to go.

Dyndns/etc. is for keeping your random/changing IP address associated with a known/fixed hostname.
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