At 22:42 5/27/2006, Alex Davidson wrote: >1. You will need to know the externally-addressable IP of the network >you're trying to connect to
www.WhatIsMyIP.com or better yet: GRC ShieldsUP: https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 >2. You will need to fwd ports on the router to the IP of the >destination (and hope its IP doesn't change) - I think it's 5800-5801 >and 5900-5901. One is for the JAVA client and one is for the >application client 5900 on the computer that is being controlled--"Host", "Server"--her work computer. For the internal, LAN IP, open up a DOS box and type in: "ipconfig /all" >3. You will need to open up the firewall on the workstation you are >connecting to for the VNC Server exe If you are just controlling the remote computer, and not acting acting as a server, you may not need to open any ports--It depends on the firewall. >In the case of 1 being a dynamic IP, an account at DynDNS.org along >with some software can help you maintain a connection over time. If it's a always on, broadband connection, the IP won't change until the connection is down for a day or two. By the way, I've had better luck with TightVNC than with UltraVNC or RealVNC: http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63887 http://www.realvnc.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi > >This is why I use LogMeIn - once it's installed, it's hands-off other >than for updates > >On 5/27/06, Pete Holsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, I've been looking at UltraVNC for a day or so, and I must have taken >some stupid pills with my other medication! I have no idea how to set things >up so that my wife can access her work computer from home. >> >> Seems to me there oughtta be a simple, step-by-step doc for doing that but >I haven't found it. >> >> I installed UltraVNC on her and my home computers on the same LAN. Should >they automagically find one another? >> >> How is her home computer going to find her work computer behind a router? >> >> On their forum, I've seen a reference to turning off the firewall! Is that >a requirement? >> >> -- >> Pete Holsberg >> Columbus, NJ >> >> Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you >have to do is live long enough. >> --Groucho Marx > >-- > ---------------------------------------- >To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > Start Here to Find It Fast! -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
