Hi SteveH,
Thanks for your interests in NeoRouter.
I'd say Yes and No, it depends on your network environment.
If I understand correctly, your current network structure looks like this:
Public Internet <--> ISP wireless router (NAT) <--> home router (NAT) <--> computers
It's so called double-NAT. To make NeoRouter work, you will need to expose the NeoRouter server (port 32976 or you can specify any one you want) to the public Internet, so that NeoRouter clients can find it.
There are several solutions: 1. If you can do a port forward setting on the ISP router, then it will work, as all packets sent to NeoRouter server can be routed to your home router (you can do port forward or UPnP), then to your home computers. In this case, all your NeoRouter clients can communicate directly (Peer-to-peer).
2. If you want to setup a NeoRouter server outside the ISP router, for example, at your friends house, then everything will work well.
Please let us know if you have more questions.
Thanks! _________________ KevinZ NeoRouter team
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