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Re: Remote Desktop on Diamond

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Originally Posted by rainfreak View Post
I am not trying to argue with you, but I do want everyone to be straight on this. First, the fact that 192.168.xxx.xxx IP addresses are dynamic is probably true but not an accurate description.

192.168.xxx.xxx IP addresses are private IP addreesses, not governed by ICANN, and allowed to be used anywhere. However they cannot be live on the Internet in that there is no was to actually direct traffic to them, as they have no public gateway.

The other private IP address classes are 172.16.xxx.xxx and 10.xxx.xxx.xxx. For the record, none of those is a "class C" network... a class C network would be 192.168.0.xxx or 192.168.100.xxx, you get the point. A class C network is a network with the same first three sets of octets with the last set going from 1-254.

Secondly, and more on focus for our discussion here, xcivic4life is absolutely 100% wrong about having to have a static IP address. You absolutely can use dynamic DNS, which is a free service, and will allow you to connect to your network of private IP addresses through the public IP address on your router. Instead of going to an IP address you would go to a dns name (i.e. rainfreak.homeftp.com), which the dynamic DNS provider also provides to you for free.

I know, I use it at home...
i called my isp (comcast) and asked them if i had or can get a static ip and they said it is only available to business accounts... so i doubted everyone on here had a business account...
I'm using a Linksys WRT54G router and i've googled a lil and have seen some people with the same issue... didn't really find a definite resolution either. Could this really be my router? I have v8.0.0.2 firmware and saw it working for someone who had v2.23 or something. I shouldn't have to downgrade firmware should i?

and how would i go about this DNS business on a computer?

Sorry for all these questions but now i'm starting to learn PCs, i didn't care much about computers til i started with my first pocket pc (mogul) so i'm REEEALLY behind but constantly learning.

Please bare with me.

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Originally Posted by lxcivic4life View Post
No agrument at all

Yes you're right about using your Dynamic IP through a DNS. What I meant was, from what the previous poster said, is the he/she was entering in their IP as 192.168.X.X through an EVDO connection and without a Domain, which won't work. I should have been more clear, sorry.

Lol this reminds me of Cisco's CCNA exam

Anyways, if you STILL can't get this to work, I recommend using www.LogMeIn.com.

Its simple and its free!
yeah, honestly the only reason i want this remote desktop is to stream pandora.com to my phone while i drive in my car using a blurtooth fm transmitter and Logmein doesn't support audio to come through, but remote desktop app does! (i tested it on my wifi connection) but my wifi connection doesn't come everywhere with me like evdo does, thats why i want evdo to work....
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