The problem is that both ends of the connection will (probably) have a new IP addressed each time he connects to the ISP. My cable modem IP changes a couple times a month. A dial up would change every time he connects. VNC client needs to know the IP of the VNC server to make a connection.
Two possible solutions: 1) Use a utility to periodically determine the server IP and then e-mail it to the client computer if it has changed. 2) Another is registering a domain name for the server and sign up with one of the dynamic IP updating services. (There are a number of dynamic IP services, I happen to use www.changeip.com). If the IP changes, the dyn IP service sends out an update to the DNS servers. It takes twenty minutes to an hour or so to update the DNS host lists. Once the DNS list has been updated, one can do a domain name resolution to determine the actual IP. Not much of an improvement over the e-mail method, but it has the advantage of letting him set up web services (FTP, WWW, etc) even though he does not have a static IP. And perhaps VNC will allow us the option of using of domain names someday in the future. On 13 Jul 2002 at 22:24, Phil Rine wrote: > I have a customer who wants to connect to his office computer from > home. He uses a cable modem at home and a dial up modem at his office. > Will VNC work in this situation and if so how do I configure it. > Thanks Phil _______________________________________________ VNC-List > mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list Bruce W. Malcolm Phone 805 452 1622 Fax 805 683 5331 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
