internet -> adsl modem -> ethernet hub -> several computers (how to configure??)

[Scott C. Best]

Martin:

 	Heya. You can find step-by-step instructions of how to
configure the routers and firewalls involved in your setup here:

http://faq.gotomyvnc.com/fom-serve/cache/63.html

 	However, you might find that the easiest solution is to
simply install EchoVNC (http://www.echovnc.com) on your machines.
The idea is that you run an echoServer somewhere, and your Mom and
Dad use EchoVNC to connect to it with names like "mom-pc" and
"dad-pc". You then use EchoVNC to initiate VNC connections, and
it'll connect to them without any firewall or port-forwarding
adjustments needed at all. When you connect to them, you can use
the "mom-pc" and "dad-pc" identifiers too, so you don't need to
know their IP addresses either. EchoVNC is free, Windows-only, and
works with any "flavor" of VNC (Real, Tight, Ultra, etc). The
echoServer itself is "shareware", but it's fully functional.

 	Hope that helps!

-Scott

> I am new to RealVNC but am totally amazed so far!  Need some help setting up
> realvnc at my parents' house though...
>
> their internet is set up is like this:
>
> Internet connection is via an adsl modem which connects directly to a 1-to-4
> ethernet hub, and from the hub one ethernet cable runs to my mothers
> computer and one to my fathers laptop.
>
> the two computers have as their ip address 192.168.1.4 and 192.168.1.5 and
> connect to default gateway 192.168.1.1 (which is the modem).  If i enter
> 192.168.1.1 in internet explorer it takes me to a setup page for the modem.
>
> the ip address as seen from "outside" is 81.243.236.121 for both computers.
>
> my mothers computer runs windows 98 and my dad's computer runs windows xp.
> i could access my own computer from their house when i was there last but
> can't make the connection the other way.
>
> i am new to the network side of things although i'm ok at computers in
> general.  i've been reading about NAT and stuff but i think i need more of a
> ste-by-step walkthrough.
>
> hope somebody can help me
>
> cheers,
> martin.