Hi, I have a similar situation.
Say I have Verizon DSL modem/router. And I have say two Macs connected to it with internal IPs (192.*.*.*). The modem itself has an external IP, but don't I need to configure the modem itself so that my two Macs have separate external IPs known to the world so I can access (say SSH into them) from the outside world? I've not been able to figure this out yet. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:38 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Remote connection question > > William Spencer wrote: >> Hi there: I have installed Vine Server on my father-in-law's Mini twenty >> miles away (running Leopard), and the Chicken of the VNC viewer here on >> mine (running Tiger). Now: Since we are both Comcast subscribers, we >> both have cable modems. With DHCP, how do I figure out what his IP >> address is--doesn't it always change? And second, how do I ping his >> machine? >> >> My thanks in advance! > > > You can set him up with a dynamic DNS such as www.dyndns.com. This lets > you access it at anytime using a domain name. > > > Cable DNS usually has a very long lease time (6 months?) and when > renewed it's usually the same. In other words you can just make note of > it and not worry about it until it changes. > > Finally a simple trick is to have your FIL send you an e-mail. Buried > inside is the IP address of his computer. If he has a router it will > show the LAN address AND the real world address too. This must be done > using a mail client running on his machine, not using a web browser. > > > For example, in your posting is the line > > X-Originating-IP: 69.250.207.215 > > Which should be your Comcast IP address. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml 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/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
