Friday, November 30, 2007

Remote Desktop access using dynammic IP address

Every one knows that if we've to access our machine remotely from a different location we need to have a static IP address for the system we'd like to connect. But its not always that we get one static address for 'Free' of cost. I've figured out way to achieve the same using dynammic addresses that your ISP assigns to your computer when ever u log in to use internet.

The basic idea behind these softwares is that they try to remove the 'dynammic' nature of your IP address using a client software that you have to install on your system. The client software basically informs their server when ever your IP address changes to a different value and all this happens seamlessly without the user's notice ( all the techies can find out abt this easily by looking at the console, but for ordinary users its of no concern).

I have found two choices for this approach
  • NO-IP.com : This is freely available service, where you can create a account and map your desktop computer to a domain name. After configuring this we can use the XP's built in 'Remote Desktop Connection' utility to access your computer remotely from anywhere in the world.
The major problem with this service is that you need to make sure your ISP is not blocking 'Remote access' port for
accessing your system. You can check that at http://www.canyouseeme.org/
  • LogMeIn : This is another alternative, which is far more superior than the first choice. Using this, you can access your computer from your favorite web browser like Internet explorer or Firefox. Its very easy to install and very easy to configure. But all this convenience comes with a cost ;-) , you can still use the basic remote access after evaluating the pro version of the software.


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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Oh ! who needs another blog !

Well, many of the folks actually think like that .. with millions of blogs that exist today why do we need another blog like this..

People say , 'Growth stops, the moment you stop learning' whether its related to job or life, we always learn. Thats what we're made for. In addition to this, if we can't remember what we've learned on each day, all our effort may prove to be useless.

This blog is meant to be a chronicle of 'What I've learned today', a short description about the new things I learnt today at my work. I'd prefer discussing only technical topics here so that it improves my skills at work too :-)

Enjoy reading the blog ..