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[Ridgekid]

Port 80 but I can't share the tzo webserver with that port, so I put it on 81.

I only have a test page up now, which is testing on my LAN ok. (which doesn't explain why the link is not working.)

[RSI]

If the camera uses port 80 you need to set it to forward, not just open some ports.
It will probably look something like this.

[Ridgekid]

It lets me pick a range, but I can't start @ 80 since it's already in use.

I also know my test page does not work if I delete the static route, so that is getting me past the modem.

Will it work if you take the 81 off the end of the address?     www.ridgekid.myipcams.com

[RSI]

That is because you are doing the port range. You should have a place to enter info like in the screen shot I posted. You can pick any number (I picked 5000) and it will forward that to port 80. Then the link you need to use would end in 5000 instead of 80.

[Ridgekid]

Well I tired what you suggested. It told me to reboot my router and now port forward has nothing there........

[RSI]

Looks like you need a new router  Lol http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=33540
That is old though so they may have fixed it.
I know you probably don't want to allow access but I would be willing to take a look if you wanted to to turn on remote management.

[Ridgekid]

Thanks for taking the time to find that info. I too have the most current firmware. Like you said it might be time for a new router.

I ran accross a software yesterday (can't find it at the moment) that will force open ports on routers. I need to put more thought into this as I don't want to jeopodize my home security. I might have to look for a place that will host my webcams. In other words I send it, they display it.

[Ridgekid]

Found the software. It's called PFconfig. It goes in and sets up any port forwarding address you want to your router.

Unfortunately it still didn't work. 

[RSI]

Did you pay them for it? Their website says they guarantee it to work.

[Ridgekid]

Help me understand. I'm working with 3 address's

INTERNAL IP address: 192.168.xxx.x  (This computer)
ROUTERS IP Address: 192.168.xxx.x
EXTERNAL IP address: 74.98.xx.xx (I assume this is the dsl modem)(Verizon if your wondering)

Blue Iris has it's own "webpage" which I want to share. But I  do not want to share my IP address. So I created ridgekid.dyndns.org, there I set IP address 74.98.xx.xx
Blue iris is setup to preferably use Port 80 so I opened a port per PFconfig for TCP/UDP 80-81
Blue iris software is also set up on port 80
I setup my dyndns.org account on my router.
I also have a static port open for 74.79.xx.xx

What am I missing? Or did I do too much?

[RSI]

You can not use port 80 from outside your network. It will be blocked. That is what port forwarding is for.
If you set your router to forward from say port 500 to port 80  then when you go to ridgekid.dyndns.org:500 the router forwards to 80. It also needs to know the IP address of your camera so it can forward to that.

Is this how you have been trying to set it up?
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNDR3300/Blue_Iris.htm

[Ridgekid]

Yes. It was set-up that way. Port 80-81.

I can't go backwards on numbers. Ok for 80-500?

[RSI]

Did you enter the IP address of the webcam in your router when you set it up?
I was just looking at that last link I posted and it looks like something is missing. It says Blue Iris requires ports 80 and 81 forwarded but don't see what they are forwarding to.

The 500 I mentioned in the other reply was just a random number I picked.
pretty much any ISP will block port 80 because they don't want people hosting websites on their home computers.

[RSI]

You can not use port 80 from outside your network. It will be blocked. That is what port forwarding is for.
If you set your router to forward from say port 500 to port 80  then when you go to ridgekid.dyndns.org:500 the router forwards to 80. It also needs to know the IP address of your camera so it can forward to that.

Is this how you have been trying to set it up?
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNDR3300/Blue_Iris.htm

There is no need to x out the internal IP adddresses. They can not be accessed from outside your network. You router is probably 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1
Almost every router anyone has will be set at the same IP address.

[Ridgekid]

LOL. I know. Good guess. Router is 192.168.100.1  I can tell the world now. Cuz my darn modem won't let anyone in! (verizon DSL).

So you'll all have to watch the still pics of the backyard through my weather link. Maybe one day you'll catch me putting wood in the OWB. I should have the new dusk to dawn light up before Saturday night.....

Thanks for your assitance. But I'm done with this project. Spent way too much time on it.