On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 10:24:26AM -0700, Dave Hathaway wrote: } I am using a D-Link router as the gateway between my cable modem and } my home network. If I want to remotely access my Woody computer, I } need to know the address assigned the gateway by the ISP's DHCP } server. I could then configure an open port in the gateway router so } I could access the server. } } Long ago, when I was using SLIP and PPP dialup, I used a Windoze } utility to post the IP on a server using FTP. I could then look at } this file on the server to see what the current IP was, thus accessing } my home computer remotely. } } How does one do this using Debian? I gather I would invoke a process } from cron, but what utility does this?
I would go to dyndns.org and get a free dynamic address. Set up appropriate software on your gateway (there are links and instructions there, plus apt-cache dyndns gives several results) and you can use an actual, memorable hostname. } Dave --Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
