Is there any alternative approach if my IP is private

[somed3v3loper]

Hello all ,

After hours of searching and configuring my router and PC trying to access my B4J server from internet ,I found this post
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...rver-with-b4a-client.57359/page-2#post-361523

I believe I have a private IP and my ISP support are not helping with this issue .
Now I am asking if there is any way to access my PC from internet without this issue fixed .

Thanks in advance.

 

[lemonisdead]

Hello,
Do you see any IP when accessing this : []

 

[somed3v3loper]

Hello,
Do you see any IP when accessing this : https://s1.applicateur.fr/myIP

Yes and it is the same when I Google "my ip"

 

[lemonisdead]

Perfect. Now you have to check your router to see if you can do
-or port forwarding
-or dmz

 

[somed3v3loper]

Perfect. Now you have to check your router to see if you can do
-or port forwarding
-or dmz

I can do both on my router

 

[lemonisdead]

Ok that is simple now : you have to make a port forwarding from one port of your router to one IP inside your Lan. That last IP is the one from the device where the b4j server is running on.

 

[somed3v3loper]

Here it is :
My server is using 51052 port .

 

[lemonisdead]

Super. Is there any firewall set inside the router ? If not : you can call the IP : port directly from the internet
Because the private IP is no more one : it is the IP of the router's device and you just set your router to provide any traffic sent to its 51052 port to IP 192.168.1.14 inside your LAN

Edit: if the server is ran on Windows we perhaps will have to check Windows firewall too to allow b4j accept incoming connections

 

[somed3v3loper]

Super. Is there any firewall set inside the router ? If not : you can call the IP : port directly from the internet
Because the private IP is no more one : it is the IP of the router's device and you just set your router to provide any traffic sent to its 51052 port to IP 192.168.1.14 inside your LAN

But in router I get another IP different from the one I get from https://s1.applicateur.fr/myIP/

 

[lemonisdead]

Please it starts with 192 ?

 

[somed3v3loper]

Please it starts with 192 ?

No in router it starts with 10.224 and with link you provided i get IP starting with 51.36

 

[lemonisdead]

Damn : you are behind the provider's proxy (the 10.. Ip is the one of your router inside his own LAN)
Sorry but the previous post you mentioned was right : you need a public IP for your device.
I am terribly sorry for the time I made you waste.
Or you could choose a small VPS to be able to run your server on.

Edit : or perhaps via a VPN (to test)

 

[somed3v3loper]

Damn : you are behind the provider's proxy (the 10.. Ip is the one of your router inside his own LAN)
Sorry but the previous post you mentioned was right : you need a public IP for your device.
I am terribly sorry for the time I made you waste.
Or you could choose a small VPS to be able to run your server on.

Edit : or perhaps via a VPN (to test)

Thanks a lot for your help

I tried SoftEther VPN but with no success .
Does it require any further setups ?

 

[lemonisdead]

Installing, testing and coming back about

Edit: the server won't work as you don't have access to your router

 

[somed3v3loper]

Waiting for any one who might know alternative way .

Thanks again lemonisdead for all your help

 

[lemonisdead]

Hope someone will have a better idea. Currently testing with PrivateTunnel and their free 500MB offer. By chance I was able to connect once from the public IP they provided but not the next trials.

 

[somed3v3loper]

Hope someone will have a better idea. Currently testing with PrivateTunnel and their free 500MB offer. By chance I was able to connect once from the public IP they provided but not the next trials.

Can you please tell us how did you setup it for the first attempt>

 

[lemonisdead]

Can you please tell us how did you setup it for the first attempt>

Of course : I have tried to produce the same conditions you currently have so I have installed OpenVPN client on a phone. Created a free account at https://www.privatetunnel.com/index.php so I had a login and password.
Next, I have installed a small web server app I had and displaying a simple "Hello world" html page.

For my first test, I have disconnected the smartphone from the WiFi and was connected to data (to be sure to be behind a proxy, like you). I have connected the OpenVPN client and got an IP at San Jose, CA (I am in Portugal). I browsed from my PC to the VPN IP and port I had set (port 8080) and saw my Hello World page (but the first time only) :-(

 

[somed3v3loper]

Of course : I have tried to produce the same conditions you currently have so I have installed OpenVPN client on a phone. Created a free account at https://www.privatetunnel.com/index.php so I had a login and password.
Next, I have installed a small web server app I had and displaying a simple "Hello world" html page.

For my first test, I have disconnected the smartphone from the WiFi and was connected to data (to be sure to be behind a proxy, like you). I have connected the OpenVPN client and got an IP at San Jose, CA (I am in Portugal). I browsed from my PC to the VPN IP and port I had set (port 8080) and saw my Hello World page (but the first time only) :-(

Perhaps VPN service changes your device IP ?

 

[lemonisdead]

Perhaps VPN service changes your device IP ?

No, it is the same (it is clearly written on the OpenVPN client's activity). I have tried with another location but without more success.
I better think that it is logic : they share the IPs between more than one customer (probably).