Re: Remote

Hi Bob,

I tried some of the free ones. And they lived up to my 40 some-odd years of experience. You get what you pay for :-) I've only had a couple of issues with DNS2GO over the last 4 years or so, and consider it well worth the money to know it will work when I need it.

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"Bob [MVP]" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:udMHzcKiFHA.1444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I use www.dyndns.com which offers *FREE* static and dynamic
> DNS services.
>
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> -Bob
> _______________________________
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> Windows XP Media Center Edition
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>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O8svvVDiFHA.2916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You can either use the IP address, or you can use a service such as DNS2Go, www.dns2go.com. DNS2Go involves running a client on the
> computer you wish to connect to. The client sends your IP address to DNS2Go's servers, and its translated to a host name,
> http://yourhost.dns2go.com for example.
>
> Your router needs to be configured to forward port 3389 to the machine you wish to connect to. Forward port 3389 to LAN IP
> 192.168.0.xxx. You'll have to consult your router's manual for information on how to open/forward ports.
>
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> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> "Joe Horton" <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u1EK0o8hFHA.2156@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Will I need the IP to connect remotely and will the IP be my ComCast IP?
>> Will it all be smart enough to know my workstation is NAT'ed and will have a
>> 192.xxx IP? Or what do I need to do to connect when the workstation is
>> behind a router?
>>
>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uzd2R$FcFHA.1404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Remote Desktop is installed by default on XP Pro and Media Center machines.
>> You only need to enable it (System Properties, Remote tab). After that,
>> any other XP machine has the Remote Desktop Client already installed. And
>> its available on the XP installation CD and for download from Microsoft for
>> other operating systems (Win2K, Win98/ME).
>>
>> If the PC is behind a firewall or router, port 3389 needs to be forwarded to
>> the machine in question. Then all you need is the WAN IP address of
>> router/computer to connect.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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>> "Joe Horton" <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u2HLHQFcFHA.796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I know this is the wrong group to ask this - but About the remote desktop -
>>> I'm not sure what or if there is other things to get me going - what do I
>>> install?
>>>
>>> I'm a SQL developer so I'm not too keen on all those things.
>>>
>>> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:ODBOtJFcFHA.1384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Remote Desktop
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>>> Display\Security
>>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>> http://www.dougknox.com
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>>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>> --------------------------------
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>
>>> "Joe Horton" <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OA9HOzDcFHA.3404@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Any suggestions on what best remote tool to use to administrate Media
>>> Center
>>>> remotely? I use Go2MyPC for everything - but I have used up all my
>>> licenses
>>>> for that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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