Cannot ping my Internet IP Address from internet

Hello

I would like to be able to connect to my home computer from the internet. My Speedstream DSL router shows my IP address and I can verify it is not a local ISP address using different sites such as Traceroute, Ping, Domain Name Server (DNS) Lookup, WHOIS, and DNS Records Lookup.

The thing is I cannot ping my modem IP from the internet much less try to establish a connection with my computer.

Can my ISP be preventing this? Is there a way to get around this. Here is what my trace route looks like.

TraceRoute to 201.238.102.102 [cuscon24439.tstt.net.tt]

Hop (ms) (ms) (ms) IP Address Host name
1 1 0 0 66.98.244.1 gphou-66-98-244-1.ev1servers.net
2 0 0 0 66.98.241.16 gphou-66-98-241-16.ev1servers.net
3 1 1 1 38.99.206.173 -
4 1 1 1 38.112.36.49 g4-0-0.core01.iah01.atlas.cogentco.com
5 2 1 1 154.54.2.202 t4-1.mpd01.iah01.atlas.cogentco.com
6 13 16 207 154.54.2.14 p13-0.core01.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com
7 6 6 6 154.54.6.62 t4-2.mpd01.dfw03.atlas.cogentco.com
8 7 7 6 154.54.5.189 g15-0-0.core01.dfw03.atlas.cogentco.com
9 7 8 7 154.54.12.250 uunet.dfw03.atlas.cogentco.com
10 8 8 8 152.63.103.77 0.so-3-3-0.xt2.dfw9.alter.net
11 60 60 60 152.63.86.193 0.so-7-0-0.xl2.mia4.alter.net
12 60 60 60 152.63.83.181 pos6-1.ig3.mia4.alter.net
13 99 99 99 63.65.191.106 tstt-gw.customer.alter.net
14 112 111 100 196.3.140.242 cuscon16451.tstt.net.tt
15 Timed out Timed out Timed out -
16 Timed out Timed out Timed out -
17 Timed out Timed out Timed out -
18 Timed out Timed out Timed out -

Trace aborted.

Can't even trace back to my IP.

Please help.

are you trying to use remote desktop to connect to your home pc?

I want to connect via HTTP or FTP

Even if I setup an HTTP or FTP server on my PC and port redirect in the router.

Thanks

Here is simple port forwarding how-to

Try to access by using http or ftp to your network's pc. Ping/traceroute will usually blocked by ISP for security concern.

Hope helps...

Some ISP's do block those ports so people can do what you want to try.