Topic 9 of 26: PC Anywhere
Fri, Jul 4, 1997 (09:52) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
PC Anywhere is a way to use Windows to connect to another Windows machine
and take control of it. You can use the Internet to do this. It's seems to be
the most commercially available of the remote connection programs.
4 responses total.
Topic 9 of 26 [windows]: PC Anywhere
Response 1 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 4, 1997 (09:53) * 54 lines
This topic was started in response to the following query:
I want to use PCanywhere to connect my laptop (remote) to my desktop
(host) in Network Mode, using TCP/IP.
I got the following instruction from Symantec:
On desktop:
1. setup desktop PCanywhere to "Be a Host", "Network", and use
"TCP/IP"
2. log into my ISP (IBM Global Network, using IBM dialer software)
3. start up PCanywhere, and a window will show the dyna IP and
message of "waiting for connection"
On my remote:
1. start up PCanywhere, run "Remote Control" and "Network"
2. enter the host IP address, in this case, the dyna IP assigned to
my desktop
The problem is how can I know the dyna IP address if I am not in the
office.
How can I use DynamIP to inform me and let me know from my remote
laptop what IP address to use?
I have a commercial web site with a web hosting company. I thought
about keeping a "dummy" page there (no one knows it's there except
me), then after
my host logs in, received IP address and upload that IP to the page,
I can then
FTP my web site (WS-FTP32, login and password required), read that
dummy page to
see what IP address is assigned to my desktop.
But I am not sure whether DynamIP can write to my dummy file since to
modify my
web site pages might require proper user login and password.
The other possibility is to put dummy page on my desktop and
subscribe to DIPS
service. Then from my laptop I can just start browser and read that
dummy page.
I need to do all this because I will be remote control from abroad
(desktop in California) and want to avoid international call charges.
Desktop will either be on all the time or be started by timer, with
all necessary application lauched by scheduler so it will be ready
for me to access.
Thanks for everyone's help
Charles Lin
Topic 9 of 26 [windows]: PC Anywhere
Response 2 of 4: Charles Lin (Everest) * Fri, Jul 4, 1997 (13:34) * 8 lines
Thanks, Terry, for starting this topic.
Forgot to mention that on the remote PC, also have to log into ISP, of course, in order to access my desktop through TCP/IP.
And my email is clin@ibm.net
thanks for all the help in advance.
Charles
Topic 9 of 26 [windows]: PC Anywhere
Response 3 of 4: Chuck (CEO) * Fri, Aug 22, 1997 (22:08) * 5 lines
Question to anybody: What steps does one take in a networked
environment with an NT server and Windows 95 on the desktops to
set up an internet connection with an ISDN line?
Topic 9 of 26 [windows]: PC Anywhere
Response 4 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Aug 22, 1997 (23:28) * 2 lines
Already addressed that in the previous topic where you posted. We can get
into this more if you provide more detailed background information.
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