Most, if not all current cable/dsl routers support DynDNS natively. That's what I've been using for years to accomplish this.
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Mike WA8BXN <hubb...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yes, port forwarding is used. But there is still the problem of what the IP > address of the router itself is if you don't have a static IP address. > There > are a number of services that can be used to give you a symbolic name that > the name server can look up, but they need something to tell the service > when your dynamic address changes. This is usually a program running on a > computer on your network or some network device that can do it. I didn't > see > any provision for this in the remote USB gadget. So a computer may be > needed > on the network. > > 73 - Mike WA8BXN > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Alan Bloom > Date: 7/5/2011 1:29:22 PM > To: Mike WA8BXN > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; David Windisch > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: remote control > > I think what you want is "port forwarding" to get through the router > Firewall and specify the fixed IP address. In my Belkin router it is > Under Firewall > Virtual servers. > > You specify the private (local) IP address (which will be 192.168.2.*) > And port number as well as the fixed IP and port that is seen by the > Outside world. > > Alan N1AL > > > On Tue, 2011-07-05 at 10:19 -0400, Mike WA8BXN wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > > > That remote USB device looks interesting. I'm not sure, however, that it > > will work over the Internet. I think its intended for use on a local > network > > I looked at the manual and saw nothing about how you would find the > device > > > from a remote computer via the Internet. That is to say what IP address > the > > device is using. I suppose that might not be a problem if you have a > static > > IP address for the device (very uncommon). > > > > On a local network I bet it does some kind of broadcast saying here I am, > > and your computer would be looking for that with the software they > provide > > > But such broadcasts would not be sent over the entire Internet. > > > > Maybe someone has had some real experience with that device and can shed > > some more light on it. > > > > 73 - Mike WA8BXN > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
