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    Find Dynamic IP Address While Away From Home?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by RNGuy, Mar 22, 2009.

  1. RNGuy

    RNGuy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone,

    I currently have my network at home using NAS and everything is set up so I can access the storage using FTP when I'm away from home. No problems there but I'm wondering how one might go about setting something up where I can find my dynamically-allocated IP address when I'm elsewhere? There's usually at least one computer up and running at home so if it's a software-based solution, that'll work (keeping in mind that the specific computer's IP will of course not be my WAN IP).

    Thanks for any and all help!
     
    RNGuy, Mar 22, 2009
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    A DynDNS service.
    I use no-ip.com
    Sign up, configure your router if it supports it, if not, just a computer on your network, and you'll have a domain constantly resolve to your home IP.
     
    Hep!, Mar 22, 2009
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  3. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I agree. DynDNS is great. I think most all linksys routers support it on the router level and many others may as well. Its free and works really well.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 23, 2009
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  4. RNGuy

    RNGuy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm on my blackberry right now but that site looks perfect. i'll sign up when i'm on my comp. Thanks guys!
     
    RNGuy, Mar 23, 2009
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  5. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    My vote goes for DynDNS as well. Even if the registered URL gets clunky (e.g., because of slow name resolution times), I can log onto the DynDNS account and get the current IP Address directly, and use that instead.
     
    Shyster1, Mar 24, 2009
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