Find IP address away from home

[tigersty1e]

If my isp gives me a new ip address when I'm away from home and I need to access something (like a camera) on my network, how do I find out the new ip address?

I need a free solution, so no dyn solution unless there are free dyn available.

 

[DainBrammage]

run the free version of logmein

 

[tigersty1e]

What resources does it use on the installed computer?

I have an old pentium 1.8 ghz 1gb ram laptop that I want to control.

 

[tigersty1e]

BTW, I have an IP camera that I need to access directly so logmein won't work on that.

But logmein may have some other uses for later.

Any other solutions to use some kind of free dyn or find out ip address when you are not on network?

 

[DainBrammage]

Try this for your DNS http://www.no-ip.com

as to logmein resources, I don't know but this was on their site

Sales & Help
1-866-478-1805

 

[VirtualLarry]

why won't dyndns.org work? Did they take away their free offering?

 

[boochi]

http://freedns.afraid.org/

easy and free

 

[DainBrammage]

Yep dyndns is no longer free

 

[JackMDS]

For remote control you can use TeamViewer.

http://www.teamviewer.com/en/index.aspx

Free and much better than Logmein.

 

[MtnMan]

If you have anything at home running an email client, and a gmail with pop access, you can go gmail from a browser, go to the bottom of the page and click "details" and it will show all connections with IP's.

 

[bamx2]

not exactly but there are are other free services that don't require you to log in monthly .

re DnyDns.com free service change - http://www.dyndns.com/services/upgrades/freevspro.html

why won't dyndns.org work? Did they take away their free offering?

 

[Engineer]

not exactly but there are are other free services that don't require you to log in monthly .

re DnyDns.com free service change - http://www.dyndns.com/services/upgrades/freevspro.html

Am I reading that wrong of do you still get ONE free host with them?

As far as I can tell, my free account (one host) still works.

 

[bobdole369]

Yup dyndns is still free. You only get 1 host per account. Anything updating actively remains (of the old 5 account system). Register and get myipcamera111.dyndns.org.

Lots of routers do this for you and you don't even need to run an agent on a PC.

 

[VinylxScratches]

dyndns + application they offer to update dns record.

 

[Engineer]

Lots of routers do this for you and you don't even need to run an agent on a PC.

Yep, I've used my tomato flashed routers for years to do just this.