I have been able to access my D-Link IP camera remotely by using my Public IP address with a Windows browser. Suddenly today it stopped working and returned the , "The connection was reset" message.
Now, I find it will work if I add the port number after the IP address 220.255.XXX.XXX: XX which is something I never had to do before. Can anyone suggest what has changed?
TIA
Background (in case it helps)
For years I've been using a hostname to access this camera remotely. The hostname (eg "Mycamera.ddns.net) is registered with No-IP.com ". From time to time however, my public IP will change (I assume my ISP is doing this) and it can take days for No-IP's DDNS service to update the new IP to my hostname. However, I can update it manually by logging into my account and updating the new IP against my hostname myself after which it will work fine - until, once again, it doesn't.
Rather than keep doing this, I decided to just use the Public IP address which I can check with WhatsMyIP to see if/when it changes and just update my browser shortcut as and when necessary. As I say above, the IP address on its own worked fine but now it works only if I add the port number.
Now, I find it will work if I add the port number after the IP address 220.255.XXX.XXX: XX which is something I never had to do before. Can anyone suggest what has changed?
TIA
Background (in case it helps)
For years I've been using a hostname to access this camera remotely. The hostname (eg "Mycamera.ddns.net) is registered with No-IP.com ". From time to time however, my public IP will change (I assume my ISP is doing this) and it can take days for No-IP's DDNS service to update the new IP to my hostname. However, I can update it manually by logging into my account and updating the new IP against my hostname myself after which it will work fine - until, once again, it doesn't.
Rather than keep doing this, I decided to just use the Public IP address which I can check with WhatsMyIP to see if/when it changes and just update my browser shortcut as and when necessary. As I say above, the IP address on its own worked fine but now it works only if I add the port number.
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