I'm not that familiar with Windows XP, but maybe you can tell it to use DNS
for lookups instead and run an in-house DNS server behind the firewall to
handle this for you?
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Arun [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:18 PM
To: Angelo Sarto
Cc: vnc-list@realvnc.com
Subject: Re: Newbie question
I dont have the choice of making them static.
Iam not the admin. I dont run the dns server either.
But everything is on one Lan.
And you right. I can't ping computername from my xp
box.
--- Angelo Sarto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> since they have dynamic IP's there is not a way for
> vnc to determine
> their IP from their name without dns.
>
> This has to do with the IP stack not necessarily
> vnc. e.g. "ping
> computername" form your xp box does not work either,
> I bet.
>
> If you are the one assigning dhcp to the clients you
> could make them static?
> or use dns registration with your clients (if you
> run the dns server).
>
> Maybe a little more info would be helpful? All on
> one lan? You are Lan admin?
>
> --Angelo
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:10:25 -0800 (PST), Arun
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a bunch of linux clients.
> > The linux clients run x0rfbserver.sh.
> > All the linux clients have dynamic IP's.
> >
> > I use the vnc viewer on my windows xp machine to
> > connect to these machnines.
> >
> > Everytime when i want to connect to these linux
> > clients from the xp machine, i have to give the ip
> > address. If i give the machine name, it doesn't
> > connect.All the linux clients run samba server on
> 'em.
> > The windows xp machine uses WINS and not dns.
> >
> > How do i tackle this situation ?
> >
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