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Old 02-08-2009, 12:55 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by asian_XL View Post
can I still port forward if my ISP doesn't support static IP? which mean it gives me a random ip everytime I turn on my PC
You only need to port forward if your PC is behind a router.

If I'm not mistaking what you're saying, it sounds like your PC is connected directly to the modem. If that's the case, you don't need port forwarding... what you need is dynamic DNS.

One site that offers this is http://www.no-ip.com/

Basically you register for a free DNS entry like asianxl.myvnc.com and then load a client on your PC that regularly checks what IP you have and updates that DNS entry.

So when you try to connect to your PC remotely, you always use asianxl.myvnc.com instead of a specific IP address.
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