Re: IP address

Thanks Al,

If I set up both machines with a standard static IP address, ie
192.168.16.1, is this likely to cause a conflict?

Should the IP address on the Remote PC be in the same range as the Router ie
192.168.0.1 (Router) & 192.168.0.2 (PC)?

Thanks

Tonky
--
Always hands on and keen to learn.


"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> No, but it does make life easier...
>
> You need to use the public IP address or a fully qualified domain name in
> order to access the remote PC over the public internet. If your behind a
> router then you would need to forward/open TCP Port 3389 to the private LAN
> IP of the remote PC, and call using the public IP address or a fully
> qualified domain name of the router.
>
> If your ISP provides a static IP address, one that never changes, use that.
> If your ISP provides a dynamic IP address, one that changes every so often,
> then you might look into using one of the dynamic DNS services that map the
> dynamic IP address to a fully qualified domain name. I use No-IP.com (FREE).
> In my case I simply use the name to call.
>
> Example:
>
> myalias.noip.com
>
> Additional dynamic dns information...
>
> http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com/ow.asp?Remote%5FNetwork%5FHome%2FConnections
>
> In all cases the PC behind the router, ie. the PC you want to access/control
> with RDP, should be using a static private LAN IP address.
>
> http://www.portforward.com/networking/static-xp.htm
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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> "Tonky" <Tonky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:13352BA5-57C7-4E35-A1C6-3E0D14FB5793@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi
> >
> > Does an RD host need to have a static IP address?
> >
> > Tonky
> > --
> > Always hands on and keen to learn.
>
>
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