PPC-to-PPC control

[jthomas8946]

This is a great idea.

"thinking out load"

You have to have some known address to even make the connection to the phone. For instance, an IP Address that is known by your current network or can be found on a public network. This address could be static or dynamic and you would have to know it before you can attempt the connection.

Someone could try to take two phones, install Remote Desktop on both, then connect them to a WiFi network and attempt to make a connection between the devices. That would be the first step that I can think of...

[raven]

Originally Posted by jthomas8946

This is a great idea.

"thinking out load"

You have to have some known address to even make the connection to the phone. For instance, an IP Address that is known by your current network or can be found on a public network. This address could be static or dynamic and you would have to know it before you can attempt the connection.

Someone could try to take two phones, install Remote Desktop on both, then connect them to a WiFi network and attempt to make a connection between the devices. That would be the first step that I can think of...

Actually, I would think if something like this were developed, it could be done by simply knowing the mobile number. The initiating phone could send a specifically formatted text which could be intercepted by the software on the phone to connect to. It could then respond with the IP address needed to connect to it.

It would be a similar algorithm to those used for silent GPS phone tracking.

[jthomas8946]

Originally Posted by raven

Actually, I would think if something like this were developed, it could be done by simply knowing the mobile number. The initiating phone could send a specifically formatted text which could be intercepted by the software on the phone to connect to. It could then respond with the IP address needed to connect to it.

It would be a similar algorithm to those used for silent GPS phone tracking.

That is a good idea. Do phones with data connections (GPRS) obtain IP Addresses or someother type of unique address where a connection could be made?

[EtrnlWolf]

Originally Posted by jthomas8946

That is a good idea. Do phones with data connections (GPRS) obtain IP Addresses or someother type of unique address where a connection could be made?

yup they do... try http://whatismyip.com and you should get the phones "public" ip. I have used it to connect to an FTP server running on my touch, also setup a dynamic IP system, so I could do something like ftp://mytouch.kicksass.com

[jthomas8946]

Originally Posted by EtrnlWolf

yup they do... try http://whatismyip.com and you should get the phones "public" ip. I have used it to connect to an FTP server running on my touch, also setup a dynamic IP system, so I could do something like ftp://mytouch.kicksass.com

Good find!