My DSL modem, Arescom NetDSL 800 from MSN, is recongnized as network adapter. It shows the IP address as 192.168.1.2 and the default gateway and dhcp server as 192.168.1.1 . How can I know the actual IP address of my computer, I know that i have a static IP and I know the IP address too. I came to know of my IP from third party website like bandwidthplace.com . I need my actual IP to be visible to applications running on my computer so that I can access my computer from elsewhere too, using web interface provided by VNC. Could anyone help me out in this regard. How can my application know of my actual IP provided by my ISP. My computer runs on Win2K prof. I have a AMD Duron running at 900MHz with 384 SDRAM.

Your best bet is to talk to your ISP about this.

I sense some confusion about ip and what a static address is. If you are getting your ip address from your ISP I would doubt it is a static address but a dhcp supplied ip address. This will make remote connection difficult since the address will change. You would have to talk to your isp about a static ip assignment. Your local apps don't care about your ip address. Remote connection software thru the internet will care very much about the ip address. I would highly suggest you look at a VPN [virtual private network] between your local and planned remote access.

First, you shouldn't need to set up a VPN. If you want to know the public ip of your computer, go to www.dslreports.com and click 'tools'. There is a tool there that will tell you your public IP. Once you know what that is, if you have a dynamic IP, you should go to dyndns.org and obtain the free (donation appreciated) client that updates dyndns's dns servers with your ip information as it changes. This allows you to get to your computer from any connection (such as at work, or when traveling) by going to something like mycomputer.dyndns.org, instead of 35.121.11.56. As for what client to use, if you're running or have access to windows XP pro, use that and enable remote desktop. You can even set it up to be web-based so you can access it from any pc anywhere in the world without loading a client application first. (Comes in handy when you're using a public terminal, such as in an internet cafe abroad.)

Thank u very much for the help. But, I know that I have static IP which is not visible to any of the applications. The IP that windows (2K Pro) shows me is 192.168.1.2 and when i used the one at www.bandwidthplace.com it gave me my public IP. I want to use VNC to connect to my compuer. But the IP address it shows is 192.168.1.2 not my real IP. Could you tell me whats going on?