IP-address

[lode]

Please help !!

Yesterday I was told that i can connect to another computer over the internet only by using it's IP-address.
I tried that and it works. So far so good..........
But every time you make a new connection with the internet your machine has another IP-address !

How can i implement this in a VB-application ?

Thanks in advance.

[sail3005]

Every time you connect to the internet with a dial up connection your IP address is different. If you have a cable modem or DSL, then it is constant. Although they change them every once and a while for security reasons. So, are you asking how you will know someone is on if their IP address is different or something?

[lode]

Thanks for answering my question.

The only thing I wanna do is make a connection between 2 computers over the net.

I'm running sql-server and the client has a vb-application that has to make a connection with my computer.
When i try this (the client) by using the hostname of my computer it doens't work (HOST UNKNOWN) but using the IP-ADDRESS doens't look so good because it changes many times.

In the books on-line of sql-server they telling it's possible.

[chenko]

well you could have the host monitor its ip address, and if it changes upload it somewhere, and have the client check this for the ip address


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[JoshT]

You could buy a static ip address, or use a dynamic DNS like chenko suggested (probably cheaper).

[sail3005]

I think he is talking about users other than himself, so the static IP address might not be able to work.

[weijian]

well there's a program which allows you to connect to a server and get your own FREE domain and everytime your IP changes your computer will send the information to the server. so, static domain, dynamic ip.

[sail3005]

Well what program is it then?

[weijian]

well that was my problem i forgot the name... but after some research it's WinIP.

[JoshT]

Just do a search for dynamic dns service.