IP address for Remote Desktop Web Connection

Thanks for the info on No-IP. It's easy to setup. I always failed to get it
going with other software.

Brian






> Another solution is to setup an account with one of the dynamic naming
services that map a fully
> qualified domain name to the IP. In my case I use a FREE service from
No-IP.com. The No-IP.com
> software runs on my XP Pro box and on a time schedule basis contacts the
No-IP.com servers. The
> No-IP.com servers then know what your IP is and maps that to a fully
qualified domain name. That
> information is then propagated over the public internet. You could then
call the client PC using the
> fully qualified domain name. It works very well for me when I call my home
network using Remote
> Desktop.
>
> http://www.no-ip.com
>
> --
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>

I could use a little more advice on this subject...
I am attempting to connect to my work computer (WinXP Prof using a DSL
connection through a router. I assigned static IP's to each computer on the
router and I forwarded the 3389 and 80 ports to the Host computer.) from my
home computer (WinXP Home using a cable modem through a hub).
I set everything up on the work computer and then tested it by logging on to
it from my laptop through a dial-up connection and a different ISP just to
make sure that I could access it through the open Internet, and it worked
fine. I used whatsmyip.com to get the public IP address of the work computer
through the router.
When I went home (a long plane ride and two days later) I repeated the
experiment from the same laptop and through the same ISP, but had no sucess.
My questions are;
* Is it likely that my ISP rotates the IP that is assigned to my work
computer? and therefore,
* Do I need to set up the No-IP.com service from the work computer? Also,
* Am I correct in assuming that I will not need to assign a static IP to my
home computer, since it will be generating the connection session request
each time I want to open a connection?

"Sooner Al" wrote:

> Go to either of the these two sites to get the public IP of your router...
>
> http://www.whatismyip.com/
> http://checkip.dyndns.org/
>
> Another solution is to setup an account with one of the dynamic naming services that map a fully
> qualified domain name to the IP. In my case I use a FREE service from No-IP.com. The No-IP.com
> software runs on my XP Pro box and on a time schedule basis contacts the No-IP.com servers. The
> No-IP.com servers then know what your IP is and maps that to a fully qualified domain name. That
> information is then propagated over the public internet. You could then call the client PC using the
> fully qualified domain name. It works very well for me when I call my home network using Remote
> Desktop.
>
> http://www.no-ip.com
>
> --
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>
> "Blair Bisbey" <anonymous RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0fb501c47b33$e3ea2ce0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > How do I get the IP address for my remote computer so it
> > can be accessed over the web? It is behind a DSL router.
> > Thanks!, Blair
>
>

Yes, if your work ISP assigns a dynamic IP then its very possible the IP changed...

As noted, a work around to that is to use a service like No-IP.com...

Your home machine will not need a static IP...

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...

"Adrian B" <AdrianB.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C7F2E77-ED26-48DC-8297-1F81A1F36F4D@microsoft.com...
>I could use a little more advice on this subject...
> I am attempting to connect to my work computer (WinXP Prof using a DSL
> connection through a router. I assigned static IP's to each computer on the
> router and I forwarded the 3389 and 80 ports to the Host computer.) from my
> home computer (WinXP Home using a cable modem through a hub).
> I set everything up on the work computer and then tested it by logging on to
> it from my laptop through a dial-up connection and a different ISP just to
> make sure that I could access it through the open Internet, and it worked
> fine. I used whatsmyip.com to get the public IP address of the work computer
> through the router.
> When I went home (a long plane ride and two days later) I repeated the
> experiment from the same laptop and through the same ISP, but had no sucess.
> My questions are;
> * Is it likely that my ISP rotates the IP that is assigned to my work
> computer? and therefore,
> * Do I need to set up the No-IP.com service from the work computer? Also,
> * Am I correct in assuming that I will not need to assign a static IP to my
> home computer, since it will be generating the connection session request
> each time I want to open a connection?
>
> "Sooner Al" wrote:
>
>> Go to either of the these two sites to get the public IP of your router...
>>
>> http://www.whatismyip.com/
>> http://checkip.dyndns.org/
>>
>> Another solution is to setup an account with one of the dynamic naming services that map a fully
>> qualified domain name to the IP. In my case I use a FREE service from No-IP.com. The No-IP.com
>> software runs on my XP Pro box and on a time schedule basis contacts the No-IP.com servers. The
>> No-IP.com servers then know what your IP is and maps that to a fully qualified domain name. That
>> information is then propagated over the public internet. You could then call the client PC using
>> the
>> fully qualified domain name. It works very well for me when I call my home network using Remote
>> Desktop.
>>
>> http://www.no-ip.com
>>
>> --
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>>
>> "Blair Bisbey" <anonymous.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0fb501c47b33$e3ea2ce0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> > How do I get the IP address for my remote computer so it
>> > can be accessed over the web? It is behind a DSL router.
>> > Thanks!, Blair
>>
>>