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Originally Posted by MacUser
Thanks, I understand routers but my Mum has a modem right now. I might change it later. Does the modem remain connected or will it time-out and disconnect (or is that down to the computer?)
Just for clarification, I'm doing a 300m mile round trip to connect her Mac Mini tomorrow. I can access it remotely from my home, using VNC, provided the IP address doesn't change. (Yes, I know she can tell me the IP address, in theory, but she's 75).
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set up
www.no-ip.com for the mac they have a program that updates a virtual domain name. ie
www.mydomain.no-ip.com translates to her ip coz the program updates it.
Then you dont have to get her to tell you the ip if it changes..
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Originally Posted by MacUser
On a sort of related question, how can I *avoid* changing my IP address with an Ethernet broadband modem?
BTW the answer to the original poster is to use an Apple Mac. All the problems of spyware, viruses and hacks will disappear.  |
The other thing to dissapear will be the ability to use all of their games they have ;-)