Static IP address for PC using a Vodafone Technicolor Router

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#243902 8-Jan-2019 11:04

I have configured port forwarding on the Vodafone Technicolor router to use Remote Desktop but on occasions the IP address of the computer changes, I have tried entering LAN, Subnet, Gateway and DNS into the computers TCP/IPv4 adapter but keep getting a yellow explanation mark on the network icon.

IP: 192.168.0.50

Subnet: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 192.168.0.1

Preferred DNS: 203.97.78.43

Alternative DNS: 203.97.78.44

Thanks for any help to rectify this

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#2156230 8-Jan-2019 11:08

Just a word of caution - unless if you seriously know what you're doing you should never port forward to remote desktop services. It is incredibly dangerous.

Instead - use a tool like Anydesk (https://anydesk.com) to achieve this or set up a VPN server.

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clayton

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#2156244 8-Jan-2019 11:17

I'm using RdpGuard

https://rdpguard.com/

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#2156260 8-Jan-2019 11:37

By default, Vodafone hands out dynamic IPs. You either need to pay vodafone for a static IP ($5 per month) or use a dynamic DNS service like Duck DNS.

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#2156315 8-Jan-2019 12:04

clayton:

the IP address of the computer changes

Confirm - LAN IP address or Internet IP address ?

If LAN, then no, it shouldnt change long as you have set it to a fixed IP in the LAN TCP/IP protocol settings. If it still gives a exclamation mark, check that the router isn't assigning it another static LAN IP causing an issue. (I dont know the router, so dont ask where to check :) ).

if Internet IP, and youre not paying for a static IP, then it can change at your ISP's will (to a degree) or when the connection drops.

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#2156394 8-Jan-2019 13:49

LAN IP,

The router is a cable modem and the WAN IP is supplied by Vodafone and is already configure in the router

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#2156485 8-Jan-2019 15:59

put your devices on static IP's then

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#2156486 8-Jan-2019 16:01

Just use DDNS service. e.g. http://freedns.afraid.org/

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#2156550 8-Jan-2019 17:13

Is the range you are entering for your static IP correct? I've only played with one of those routers once but was pretty sure it wasn't on the 192.168.0.0/24 subnet by default - so unless you've changed this then it can't possibly work.

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#2156871 9-Jan-2019 10:36

I ended up running a command, "net int ip reset" and then the settings worked fine

thanks all