Thanks, Is there a way to do it without having to set up port forwarding? The person with the application running on their desktop may not know how to set up port forwarding in their router.
On Aug 4, 7:16 am, Matty <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, are you on the same router as the "desktop"? If so, you should > be able to make a request (http, for example) from the android device > to the desktop via it's local IP address (probably 192.168.x.x). If > you're trying to access the "desktop" from a mobile network, or a > different router, you'll have to do some configuration... mainly > you'll want to set up port forwarding on your router, and if you have > a dynamic IP from your Internet Service Provider, you'll probably want > a service likehttp://www.dyndns.com/ > > Hope this helps. > > On Aug 3, 4:57 pm, Tom <[email protected]> wrote:> I have an application > that will run on a desktop behind a router. The > > application makes a call to a webservice and updates its connection > > information periodically. The desktop has a database that I need to > > retrieve information from via an Android phone. The phone needs to > > request the information from the application. How do I connect the > > application on the phone to the desktop application behind the router? > > Thanks in advance, > > Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
