Maintaining the ability to remote desktop after I move.
From: Stuart (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/05/04
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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 07:53:59 -0700
Wait a second Adrian. That doesn't make sense. All I did
was register with the website and pick a name. If I use
VNC from an outside source and just type in MyRouter, how
the heck is it going to find my router? Or am I supposed
to use the ip addy they provided? And even if so, how
does my router know to use that IP? I'm confused. Once i
have that all udnerstood I need to do the port
forwarding.
Please explain how the router now knows to be called
MyRouter to the internet world when I didn't make any
configuratino changes in the router. Thanks.
Stuart
>-----Original Message-----
>you seem to have worked out most of it. when you want to
>vnc onto a pc, open the vnc viewer as normal, but instead
>of typing an ip address, type the name of the router (the
>one that you just registered e.g:-
>myrouter.dnsalias.net).This will find the router, and the
>port forwarding will find the corresponding pc.
>
>The only thing that may prevent it is if a firewall gets
>in the way.
>
>It's not a good idea to advertise your routers name
>though, as this will let anyone know you have vnc
>installed - even if it is password protected. (you can
>always change it - off the top of my head, i think dyndns
>let you register 5 or 8 names without charge)
>
>Adrian
>
>
>
>The IP address that you are seeing is assigned by your
>ISP as usual. All dyndns.org are doing is keeping an eye
>on what ip address your router is getting and mapping
>that to the registered name. This way, the address can
>change frequently but the name remains constant.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>So if I register my router with dyndns.org as MyRouter
>>for example, I will be able to VNC from anywhere in the
>>world just by typing MyRouter? And since the router
>will
>>be set to port forward, it will pass any connections to
>>it directly to the computer that is specified in port
>>forwarding?
>>
>>Does dyndns.org registration cost anything?
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>if your router is using a dynamicIP then register it
>>with
>>>dyndns.org (or some other similar free service). This
>>>allows you to connect to the router by name instead of
>>>having to know the IP (eg: home.dyndns.net).This will
>>>allow you to vnc into the router. In order to get on to
>>>one of the pc's behind it, you will need to use port
>>>forwarding (in the advanced section of the linksys). By
>>>default, vnc uses port 5900, but check your settings
>>just
>>>in case. Unfortunately, you can only port forward to
>one
>>>pc, so pick the one you are most likely to need access
>>>to. If you need to access the other, you will have to
>>log
>>>on to the linksys remotely (check remote management is
>>>enabled) and change the ip that the port is forwarded
>>to.
>>>It's not necessarily the most elegant or efficient way
>>to
>>>do it, but it does work. (just check you don't have any
>>>firewalls in the way that may block the vnc request)
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>I am moving out of my parents house soon but I need to
>>>>find a way to remain connected to their computers
>>>through
>>>>our network so that I can fix things when they are
>>>>running into problems.
>>>>
>>>>Right now we all use Windows XP Home and are part of
>>the
>>>>same Workgroup. I am able to use something called
>Real
>>>>VNC in order to Remotely connect to their computers
>and
>>>>take over their desktops when they need my help.
>>>>
>>>>Since I am moving out, I would like to be able to
>>retain
>>>>this ability to help them but I don't know how to go
>>>>about it. First of all, Real VNC allows you to
>connect
>>>>to any PC on the internet as long as you have that
>>>>computers IP address and they have VNC Server
>installed
>>>>on their PC. The only thing is that the computers at
>>>>home run on cable modem through a Linksys router. In
>>>>other words, the router is acting as DHCP server. So
>>>>that standard 192.168.1.101 and 192.168.1.102 IPs only
>>>>work locally, but won't work outside the home
>network.
>>>>To make matters worse, the router is picking up it's
>IP
>>>>from a remote DHCP server; in other words, I have no
>>>idea
>>>>what IP address it is using because ipconfig /all only
>>>>shows the IP addy that is administered to each PC by
>>the
>>>>router.
>>>>
>>>>The only thing I could think of is when I move out of
>>>the
>>>>house, have my computer become a member of their
>>>>workgroup. But is that even possible form a remote
>>>>location? Or do you have to be connected to the same
>>>>router in order to do that? If that's possible then I
>>>>wouldn't even need IPs... I could just use computer
>>>names.
>>>>
>>>>Either way, can someone please suggest a solution to
>>>this
>>>>please. Thank you very much.
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>
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