Error #2002

[dgd]

DGD , yes I did mean VPN, must have dyslectic fingers as well as a dyslectic mind...

I think you meant that for mtdoc...

Paul, it sounds like you should get a VPN program running, what it does is let you 'run' you home computer from a LT that is elsewhere, ie when you are traveling.  Just have to leave the 'slave' running.  so you do not have the ? ?? as to why you can not connect remotely.  that way you can call up the CC150(?) and if no connection,  just look at the CC 'through' the base cpu.  you can remotely do anything remotely as long s the be cpu is on line.

This is an excellent idea and using an el-cheapo low power laptop is the way to go for the 'base' cpu..  and of course its good for monitoring more than one Classic plus other devices such as webcams etc..
dgd

[Westbranch]

found this one on Tucows, seems to be freeware...http://www.tucows.com/preview/1475767/Free-VPN

[mtdoc]

This is an excellent idea and using an el-cheapo low power laptop is the way to go for the 'base' cpu..  and of course its good for monitoring more than one Classic plus other devices such as webcams etc..
dgd

Yeah,  Here's a screenshot I took from my work computer of the VNC connection view of the HP netbook that monitors my system. (yeah - great production here in the PNW on a rainy January day  ) With a free VNC server app on the local computer (UltraVNC in this case)- I can open up that computers desktop from a web browser using the VNC viewer at  http://danielwebb.us/software/vnc/vncviewer.html.      I can control that computer with the VNC, expand the local app, change settings, etc.  Wattplot  will even let me make some changes remotely on my Outback inverter- (turn off AC input, trigger Aux, etc).

[plongson]

OK, I'm not leaving this alone...am I?

When I get the "Device not Available" message I also get "UNKNOWN" above the username. Does this mean anything to you? (boB, Ryan, anyone)
Would this appear it's stopping at the DNS, router or Classic? I just on a fishing expedition until I get  back.
I'm gonna eliminate the DNS in the next attempt and go straight from here to there and see what happens.

[Westbranch]

mtdoc, right VNC....that was the program I used.

I remembered that it was developed by a research lab called .. .. at a Uni... 

Thanks to Wiki-p-d-a, VNC was created at the Cambridge, UK Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab . 

Now called RealVNC  http://www.realvnc.com/
Great utility for this and still free, though has retail versions with more features.

[mtdoc]

Lots of good free VNC utilities.  I use UltraVNC and TIghtVNC on Windows and Chicken of the VNC for Mac.

A Real VNC Java applet is used on that website I pointed to - handy for looking at your system behind a firewalled system like here in my office.

[dgd]

When I get the "Device not Available" message I also get "UNKNOWN" above the username. Does this mean anything to you? (boB, Ryan, anyone)

Where it says UNKNOWN is where the Classic's name is shown when it connects. The line below is usually the ip number or the DNS server as shown here.

Would this appear it's stopping at the DNS, router or Classic? I just on a fishing expedition until I get  back.
I'm gonna eliminate the DNS in the next attempt and go straight from here to there and see what happens.

Since the "Device not available" is a generic message from the local app then it's not possible to infer any more detail about the exact cause of the error.

Dgd

[plongson]

Well guys, this a milestone. I figured out why the MSSP wouldn't connect and it wasn't the Classic or the router. The reason was mentioned by several of you through this entire thread, but it really never sunk in. Anyway, it's running.

My ISP changed the IP address on me. It's obviously a dynamic service and the timing couldn't be better (worse?) as to change on the frigg'n day after I got it to run at the ranch. MURPHY's Law... It makes me crazy!

I called the ISP and had them ping my account, got the dang CURRENT IP, dumped it into the hostname on DYNDNS, hit the MSSP app and what should appear to my wondering eyes?...the status panel.

I'll bet you guys hate working with Rookies...LOL

Paul

[Halfcrazy]

Most routers have a place in them to set up notification for dyndns. This allows the router to notify DynDNS that there has been an IP address change.

Ryan

[plongson]

Dyndns has an updater too. Ya think that will work? I guess we'll see, I loaded it and set it up to monitor that IP.