Sorry to have been unclear,
1. using indigo client remotely it works fine .. on my laptop.
2. in touch you can setup different servers. using vpn and the home local ip number the indigo Mac works fine
3. using the setup connecting through the public router ip number does not work
4. using the database name gives the same error
error message is:
Unable to Get Server Info
ServerRequestError connection with
Indigo Server closed -- try restarting Indigo Server
To me this looks like the ports are not forwarded but they have not been touched for a long time and looking at the settings on the router they are still there.
Karl