Bryan Carbonnell
carbonnb at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 10:59:17 CST 2006
On 10/30/06, JWColby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > Determine the network address, of the child's machine - 192.168.0.X is > typical, though you might have modified your network to use an alternate set > such as 192.168.101.X. Write it down. This step needs to be changed slightly if you are using DHCP in your router to assign IPs. I just use the name of the PC to connect and my router does the name->IP translation for me. > Reboot your machine. Run VNC. When it asks what to log in to, enter the > network address of your child's machine. If it is working, VNC will open > the desktop of the child's machine. Or the computer name. > Understand that network addresses are usually dynamically assigned, which > means that number MAY change. Usually they don't but occasionally they do, > but always after a reboot. It is possible to statically assign addresses. Mine change quite frequently depending on the order in which they are powered on, that's why I use the computer name. To get the computer name, just right click on the Myh Computer Icon on your desktop, select Properties, click the Computer Name tab, and you want the "Full Computer Name: from that tab. -- Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a great ride!"