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05-30-2002, 12:04 PM
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finding remote ip address
i was wondering if there is any way to find a remote ip address, say for instance, i'm out of town with my laptop and i want to use VNC (the AT&T remote control thing) to access my home computer which has a dynamic ip address (with cable internet). is there any way i can find out my home computers ip address remotely, or somehow have it automatically e-mail it to me or something? thanks for the help as always...
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05-30-2002, 05:13 PM
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If you have a cable modem, generally speaking it won't release it's IP address and renew a new one. You should be able to write down the IP on your home machine and use it wherever/whenever.
Of course I don't know who your cable provider is, but on mine at home the IP hasn't changed since I got the service about 3 months ago. I also have others at work who have cable modems (with different providers than me) where their IP hasn't changed in a year. YMMV |
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06-01-2002, 05:09 PM
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If what Dave says isn't true and your IP keeps changing, maybe you can use one of the dynamic DNS services and connect using name instead of IP.
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06-01-2002, 11:28 PM
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i've been checking my ip, and it does seem to stay the same...heh, i guess i should have checked that before, but AT&T made it very clear that it was a dynamic ip address and that it would change. i dunno what's up with that, but thanks, i figured it out, now it's just a matter of getting through my router and firewall, thanks...
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06-02-2002, 01:45 PM
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Yea, they like to "scare" you so you don't run servers on the line.
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06-02-2002, 01:47 PM
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heh, i guess i should have known that.
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