[NTLUG:Discuss] Remote assistance utility

[Leroy Tennison]

Matt wrote:
>>From the UltraVNC forums
> <snip>
> ------------------------------
> I found that this was very useful
> http://forum.ultravnc.info/viewtopic.php?p=39073
> 
> look at the archiboys post at the bottom saying:
> "Update...
> 
> I was using the MSRC4Plugin.dsm version 1.21 (7/10/20" blaablaaablaa etc..
> 
> It works.
> 
> I have dyndns ip updater and vncviewer in my memory stick, and of course I
> have email prog in it, now I can email my helpdesk.exe to my friend and help
> him/her even I'm not in my own computer.
> No port forwarding or other kinky stuff unless you are behind NAT.
> 
> Now I just have to figure out how to enable that mirror driver for SC....
> </snip>
> 
> Looks like dyndns is the way to go
> 
> M
> 
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 11:57 PM, Richard <ntlug at rain4us.net> wrote:
> 
>> Leroy Tennison wrote:
>>> <OH MY GAWD  ... I'm gonna snip out the myriad of replies>
>>> Now you have me curious, does this work across the Internet?  If so,
>>> does the "remotely assisting" host have to have a registered Internet
>>> address?
>>>
>>> I'm looking for something like this only where neither host is required
>>> to have a registered Internet address.
>>>
>> The single click executable will need to know the IP address to
>> contact.  I have never tried to put in a hostname into the single click
>> configuration.  *IF* it is possible to use a hostname in the single
>> click configuration then a dynamic DNS service like say... dyndns.org
>> could be used to give yourself ....well....DNS.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard  -> 'being just a wee bit OC today concerning netiquette'
>>
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Thanks for the post, I seem to remember this.  However, when I went to 
their site I read about abusive updates and the policy of "touching" a 
host once every 28 days.  Maybe I'm not understanding "touch" or maybe 
I'm being unrealistic but, if I recall correctly, my ISP changes my IP 
address about every eight hours - way too frequently if I understand 
this correctly.

Is DynDNS for a different situation?