Actually, if you are talking on the phone to the person with the dial-up connection and you have a DSL or Cable connection, just check your IP address before hanging up with them. Chances are pretty good that your IP address won't change in the next few minutes and they will be able to connect right up to your system.
If you are both on dial-up, here are a few alternatives you can use to exchange IP addresses: - Email the IP address. Actually, users don't even need to know their IP address. Just have them send you an email. You can locate their the IP address in the header information. It is typically hidden but usually still accessible. - An IP poster like Post-It Dynamic IP Poster (freeware) Note: Requires access to a web site to upload a web page containing the IP address (all automated though). http://www.knology.net/~cartersoftware/ip.html - Use ICQ, MSN, or AOL Instant Messenger. You still need to find out what your the IP address so as to tell the other person. - DNS2GO. May not work if you are behind a firewall or router. NOTE: There are a many ways to find out your current IP address. Here are a few: 1) Click Start, Run, and enter WINIPCFG (Win9x/ME only) 2) Run IPCONFIG from a command prompt in Win NT/2K/XP 3) If you are running VNC Server, just place your mouse over the VNC icon on your task bar (near the clock). TIP for NT4/2000/XP users: WNTIPCFG, a GUI version of the IPCONFIG command is available for free from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/wntipcfg-o.asp. If you miss the WINIPCFG tool from Windows 9x/ME, you will love having this official replacement. Michael Milette At 06:35 AM 2002-04-17, you wrote: >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Connecting to another computer via dialup > >Jon, > >do YOU have a static IP address or can YOU setup a dns2go for your dynamic >IP address? If yes, then perhaps the following solution might work: >- when you need to get to the remote users's Win98, start vncviewer in >listening mode ("vncviewer.exe /listen")on your computer >- let the remote user start winvnc on his Win98 and connect it to your >listening vncviewer. You can prepare an icon on his desktop for this. > >This procedure requires YOU to know your IP address and it's probably not a >problem for you to find it out if it's dynamic or setup dns2go. > >Just my $0.02. > >Regards, > >Miro --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
