Android app network forwarding? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
Just wondered if anyone has come across any apps or methods of forwarding an apps ip address look up.
e.g. i know my smart tv IP address and the port it uses. but as you all know you can only access it while on the local network. is there a way of telling it to look at my external ip address instead? either through a 3rd party app or changing the app its self.
Am i making sense?
Sorry if in wrong section.
Thanks

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While it's not the response you were hoping for, since no one else has responded, I would contact my provider if I were in your position. See if they can offer any insight. Good luck!
Thanks but my provider cannot do anything. I've used this connection on other platforms without problem (windows mobile, symbian).
The problem is that application take just the apn without proxy details.. Only the browser is using the proxy
It seems that's an Android issue ..
You may star this issue:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
so maybe google will understand the importance of this feature.. i'm still wondering why it's not implemented as it should..

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