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Non static IP acces
Name: jamie123456 Date: August 28, 2005 at 04:14:42 Pacific OS: WIN XP SP2 CPU/Ram: amd athlon 3200 512Mb
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Hi, i would like to acces my home files at work but i do not have a static ip at home, is there anyway i can acces my home computer files from work using internet Explorer at work and installing some kind of freeware at home?
Name: Curt R Date: August 28, 2005 at 05:58:48 Pacific
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I have a DHCP assigned IP from my ISP. I'm on ADSL. I use a Dlink DI-604 highspeed internet router (VPN passthrough capable) to connect to my home PC from work. I use Remote Desktop on my XP PC at work to connect. I have the RD port on the router set to be forwarded to my PC at home.
I can do this quite easily because my ISP leases the same IP to me all the time. Most places do it this way although there are a few that change the IP's frequently. My best friend, who lives in another province has DSL and every time he boots up he gets a new IP address. This doesn't make what you want to do impossible, only inconvenient as you will have to check your IP each morning before leaving for work and leave the PC running all day to keep that same IP address.
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Response Number 2
Name: jamie123456 Date: August 28, 2005 at 06:12:35 Pacific
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hmm yes i get a new IP evrytime i start up and i couldnt rely on just checking as my line gets dropped occasionally and a new IP address is assigned
Jimbo
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Response Number 3
Name: Curt R Date: August 28, 2005 at 09:00:21 Pacific
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Well then, you may have to break down and pay the extra for a static IP.
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Response Number 4
Name: johns3 Date: August 28, 2005 at 09:19:29 Pacific
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http://www.changeip.com/
Take a look at the free dynamic DNS
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Response Number 5
Name: jamie123456 Date: August 28, 2005 at 09:20:03 Pacific
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yea i was just seeing if i could do it anyother way my ISP only charge £2.50 a month for static IP so i dont mind that
Jimbo
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Response Number 6
Name: johns3 Date: August 28, 2005 at 09:22:09 Pacific
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Also look at
dns2go.com no-ip.com zoneedit.com dnsexit.com
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Response Number 7
Name: jamie123456 Date: August 28, 2005 at 10:05:35 Pacific
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cheers
Jimbo
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Response Number 8
Name: SmittyZ3M Date: August 29, 2005 at 06:27:52 Pacific
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I have used no-ip.com for 2 years now and it's performance has been flawless. It's just a little piece of software that runs on your computer all the time. You set a variable for how often you want to check for an IP change. If the IP is different than what is on their servers, it updates it - else it does nothing. You pick your host name in the FQDN. Example - <your choice>.no-ip.com.
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