Dynamic IP over MTN

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I have tried to use several dyn dns update software so that i could access my pc from work but it seem s i am unsuccessful. I have tried it both in Windows and Linux but still i am unable to access any open on my pc. I even diasabled iptables in Linux and the Windows firewal but no success.

Does any tried to use dyndns or any dynamic update software and it work? I am currently using hamachi but i don't want to use hamachi.

If any anyone has a solution, please help?
 
I think you need to ask MTN to open your sim so you can get a public IP address. Normally they give you a private IP that doesn't work with Dyndns.

MTN will only do it if your on contract otherwise not.
 
Ok thanks, but i was only using this to test vpn for one of the Linux certifications i was doing. I don't think i will need a public ip, i thought the data card would support dyndns.
 
gcodeguru said:
I don't think i will need a public ip, i thought the data card would support dyndns.
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You will need a public IP address if you want to be able to find your computer using its dyndns name.

What is a typical IP address that MTN assign these days, and what dyndns client are you using?
 
Dyndns update from dyndns.com in Win XP and i use ddclient in Linux, still from dyndns.com
 
gcodeguru said:
Dyndns update from dyndns.com in Win XP and i use ddclient in Linux, still from dyndns.com
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What is a typical IP address assigned to you by MTN?

Another option is to get a Vodacom pre-paid SIM card, they assigned public IP addresses now, and register for the 'unrestricted' APN to allow incoming connections.
 
70.241.16.240 but sometimes it varies. Tell me if u need access, i can give the ip when i connect from one of the testing pc's i use. There is private stuff there, so anyone can access. Actually i want to offer my friends free access to ssh shell account, that's why i need this to work without using log me in hamachi. With hamachi everything works fine.
 
Do you know the software i can use to unlock the data card so that it works on both vodacom and mtn? Because at the moment, the card only takes mtn
 
gcodeguru said:
70.241.16.240 but sometimes it varies.
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Interesting! That IP apparently belongs to AT&T in Houston, Texas.
How did you determine your IP address?
gcodeguru said:
Do you know the software i can use to unlock the data card so that it works on both vodacom and mtn?
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AFAIK MTN have never locked any of their data cards.
 
gcodeguru said:
I get it thru dyndns updater or domaintools.com thy can determine your current ip on the page.
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I think that page may be confused by a transparent proxy, best is to use "ipconfig /all" in Windows or "ifconfig" in Linux.
 
Yep you are right. That's a proxy ip. In Linux i get 172.16 address and the remote ip is the range of 10.64 network.

I use the 10.64.64.64 as my default gateway, since my internal network uses the 192.168 range. ifconfig won't give the right ip, it gives me the non-routable 172.16 range. Unless i somehow configure pppd so that i use my own ip instead of getting a dynamic ip. Will try that now, but that's going to be some trouble because i use wvdial, am sure i shld edit the file in /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial.
 
Easiest would be to get a vodacom sim and use the unrestricted APN.

Maybe you can use the vodacom software with the modem or just get generic software.
 
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