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Re: [ECS] VNC internet access ? Scott Reston Tue, 06 Jul 1999 10:03:01 -0500

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mark - the machines connect via TCP/IP - you don't dial directly into the server. if
both machines are connected to the internet, and you know the IP for the 
server, you can connect from anywhere. the trick is knowing the IP for the server since
most dialups get dynamic IP addresses. i've written a little program 
that sits on my company's web server that i tap everytime i dial in to the internet
to keep track of the last known IP of my machine. i think that there are 
programs 'out there' that'll do this sort of thing via email (report the machines ip
upon connecting to the internet). 

one of the niftiest things about VNC is that the server includes a minimal web server
and a java applet so that you can connect to the server from any 
java-capable web browser from ANYWHERE. i just tried it and it works like a charm! 


scott reston
ih8gates@concentric.net
http://www.indelible-blue.com/meetib/scott/

On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 12:57:21 -0700, Mark Gilmore wrote:

>I've repeatedly perused the online VNC docs
>(http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html),
>but am still unsure as to how (or IF) this software 
>allows me to access a PC from a remote location.
>Does the remote PC call/connect directly to the
>local PC or what ? I'm hesitant to install it until
>this is cleared up.
>-- 
>Mark Gilmore
>Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
>omnip@usit.net
>http://www.usit.com/omnip

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