Cool. If it has port forwarding than it almost certainly also has "static" dhcp so the EZ-B will always get the same IP address from the jetpack. You'll need to be able to determine your public IP which will change when the Jetpack connects to Verizon's network. I believe that model displays it on its LCD display (might even support a dynamic dns service).

Alan

Got the EZ-B and have been able to successfully control it over a typical wifi network. Unfortunately however it seems this is not going to work with the jetpack, the jetpack doesnt really have a public IP due to how the verizon network operates. I cant ping the jetpack from a computer on another network so I definitely wont be able to reach anything connected to it (EZ-B). So I was thinking another approach might be to use a micro PC (like intel computestick) sitting on the crawler. Connect it to the jetpack via wifi, and use a seperate wifi adapter to connect it with the EZ-B. Then use teamviewer to create a vpn between the computer i want to control the EZ-B with and the micro pc. But I think I would then need to bridge these two wifi connections? Does this sound possible? Any other suggestions EZ Robot community?

That will absolutely work. Although rather than bridging the networks, I would run ARC on the on-board computer and just control it through TeamViewer remotely. Teamviewer works well for this, or (unfortunately need a subscription) you might want to look at Splashtop since it optimizes the stream for remote video or gaming, so the video refresh is a little better than Teamviewer (but not much. Try teamviewer first and just go to Splashtop if you find video not working well).

The only issue is if the Jetpack gives out IP addresses in the 192.168.1.x subnet, you will need to change the subnet of your EZ-B (which you can do on its web page in AP mode) to something else. Anything in the non-routable private ranges will work. 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x

Alan

Gear Best still is the best place to get those pc's. I just bought 2 Atom Windows 10 mini pc's for $70 USD each a few days ago... pretty wild deals they have!

Thanks guru and dj. I set up a test using a spare win 10 laptop connected through the jetpack and a seperate wifi adapter to the ez-b to test this and I was able to remote in from a computer on a seperate network and control ARC through the the teamviewer remote desktop! So that functionality is confirmed as suspected. Although I am reasonably satisfied with this solution the main problem for me is I cant use a joystick as it would need to be connected to the computestick, unless I am missing something. This is why i would really like to be running ARC on the remote computer and why I was thinking I might be able to use network bridging in windows to connect direct to to the ez-b through the computestick. I was also considering connecting the ez-b via usb to the computestick but im not sure that will help either. You think either of these options are viable for my goal?

I have VRC adapter that allows me to connect a typical pistol style RC radio system, in this case a Spektrum DX4r, as a joystick. It works great with the ez-b over wifi! I would really like to be able to control it over the internet using this method!

Hmmm... You do bring challenges

I don't think USB is the solution, or at least no better than bridging the WiFi networks. The USB appears as a comm port, and it is possible via software to extend a comm port over WiFi, but nothing written recently and the last time I tried to use something it was not very reliable. Network bridging is built into Windows 10 and should work for what you are trying to do.

I wouldn't try to run a lot of servos or have complex actions, particularly if you are running video because you will be limiting performance by limiting the bandwidth between ARC and the EZ-B unless you have a really good LTE connection where the device is located, and even then, fast LTE is still going to have some lag compared to local WiFi even if you have plenty of bandwidth. (sorry for the run-on sentence. End of a long day...)

Alan

@DJ. When you suggest Gearbest, you should also suggest using Paypal or a tokenized one-time use credit card number (many of the credit card providers offer this for web purchases). They have had a couple of security breaches where they were caught storing customer information in plain text and they have been very lax about fixing them. I would not trust them with my credit card data, although I have ordered from them with the proper precautions and will again.

Alan