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Can I use a remote pc's static ip because I haven't got one?
nudone:
Sorry, I don't know yet. I'm going to meet with them next week for a training session on their system. I'll try and find out what I can before then. One problem is having to liaise through someone else - I'm just the person that will following orders and probably will be kept in the dark about most things.
Renegade:
DDNS won't work.
It's likely that the database has IP restrictions and will not connect unless the IP is added manually. That's pretty common. That would preclude DDNS.
I suppose a proxy service would be about the easiest. Provided they give out the same IP address all the time. I've looked around for proxies, but they're not that easy to find, and a lot look really dodgy.
patthecat:
Ideas other than remote access/control (like VNC, LogMeIn, etc) to remote PC:
- setting up a VPN like OpenVPN from your PC to the remote PC. Don't know how much bandwidth this will save over remote control service like LogMeIn.
- static IP VPN monthly subscription service. http://www.surfbouncer.com/static_ip.htm
4wd:
In theory, couldn't your friend run a small port redirection service? (I remember seeing a simple one in the AutoIt forums some time ago.) If your friend has a router which is sufficiently intelligent then maybe his computer wouldn't need to be on, just set up a rule within it. Then again, will the redirected traffic pick up the static IP of the redirector or just forward the IP of the redirectee?
Or a proxy? (AnalogX Proxy is the one I usually use for a local proxy, it might stretch to what you want.)
Of course, it probably all depends on what protocol is required for access.
nudone:
Thanks very much guys. The surfbouncer monthly static IP subscription is something I hoped would be out there somewhere (my own googling failed me); not sure about the cost involved, though, as changing my ISP would work out about nearly the same.
I'll have to look into the AnalogX Proxy and the router's abilities at the remote machine end. I didn't realise routers could do all that (if I'm lucky).
At the moment, it's still difficult to know how much energy to put into solving the problem. They require me to access their database but how often is the question. If they can cope with their workload then I'll never be called upon to help - which I hope explains my reluctance to start paying for a static IP service that I might only use for a few hours a year.
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