Re: Remote destkop

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From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 02/24/04


Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:53:12 -0600

Lets not forget the original poster did *NOT* say if he was using a broadband ISP or a dialup ISP.
He simply wanted a way to connect to the remote PC reliably if the ISP assigned IP changed for
whatever reason. The dynamic naming service does exactly that irregardless of the type of ISP, ie.
broadband or dialup...

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"Danijel Tkalcec" <dtkalcec@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:c1g6qs$e51$01$1@news.t-online.com...
> "Stephan Tang" wrote:
> > Using the dynamic IP service is definitely help; however, I guess Ronald's
> problem
> > was how to get/know the new IP while he was gone and the ISP disconnected
> his home connection.
>
> Afrer a disconnect, router would automatically connect again. When new
> connection is opened, router would automatically register its new internet
> IP address with the dynamic IP service. If the router is configured to
> reconnect after each disconnect, then automatically register its new IP
> address with a dynamic IP service after a connection is established, there's
> nothing more to do. A few seconds after the disconnect, router would
> reconnect to the internet, tell its new IP to the service and be instantly
> accessible from anywhere in the world.
>
> Since resolving IP address from name is today integrated in almost all
> Internet enabled applications, he should be safe by using the dynamic name.
> In case he needs the IP address (if the software he's using for remote
> connection doesn't integrate the naming service), he could simply PING the
> name he registered with DynDNS service. PING automatically resolves the name
> to an IP address. This way, he would get the current IP address.
>
> > He can use "blat" command line to send a text file of "ipconfig".
>
> No need to do that.
>
> > However, how can he connect to his ISP while he's away from home is an
> issue.
>
> That's the job for his internet router (or the reconnect software). But, I
> don't think he has a reconnecting problem.
>
> I have a SITECOM internet router. I have registered an internet address with
> www.dyndns.org and configured my router to reconnect automatically after
> each disconnect and tell the DynDNS service its new IP address. I used this
> configuration almost every day to get to my Home PC while I was in the
> Office, on vacation or anywhere else. My PC is allways ON and allways
> connected to the internet, each day using a different IP address. By using
> the dynamic IP service, the IP address change is not a problem anymore.
>
> Best Regards,
> Danijel Tkalcec
> www.deltasoft.hr/remote
> Remote Office: Downloads, Discussions, Contact, etc.
>
>


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