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On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 18:17:43 +0100 Daniel Robinson wrote: > On 5 September 2011 18:13, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 14:41:09 +0100 > > Daniel Robinson wrote: > > > > > Hello group. > > > > > > I am wanting to install VNC server software onto client computers > > > to allow me to undertake remote computer repairs. > > > I am considering using dyndns or similar to track computer ip > > > addresses but thought i'd pop the question to you guys to see > > > what my options are to track IP addresses on non static lines. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Daniel <no_face> > > > > If you have a server with a static IP, it might be worth > > considering an alternative approach to it altogether. Rather than > > going down the dynamic DNS route, you could have a bit of software > > on their machine that discovers their own public IP address and > > notifies your server of this, which then keeps a record of it for > > your access. Also, rather than messing around with port > > forwarding, etc, you could always go down the "reverse VNC > > connection" route. > > > > Grant. > > > > -- > > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > > > > Thank you for your responses, > > Grant; this is exactly the type of thing i need, do you happen to > know of any scripts that run on windows? Not off the top of my head, but I remember that there's a suite of Windows tools that work with Nagios that could possibly be put to use in your situation as well. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq