Use Remote Desktop while on a Dynamic IP Address

Use Remote Desktop while on a Dynamic IP Address

There are many services out there that let you access your computer from anywhere in the world. There is GotomyPC, and LogMeIn just to name a couple.

There is however a free workaround for this- all you need is a free No-IP.com account, and the Remote Desktop application on your Windows PC.

The problem is, most users have a Dynamic IP address with their ISPs- which means it’s always changing and not permanent. This causes problems because you won’t always know what your IP address is in order to connect to your machine over Remote Desktop.

If you had a Static IP, it would be much easier since the number is permanent and never changes.

Here’s the work around:

1. Go to No-Ip.com and create your account
2. Add a host on to your No-Ip account- make note of the host name (ie: mynewhost@no-ip.biz)
3. Enable Remote Desktop on the computer you will be accessing remotely
4. Download and install the application on the computer you will be accessing remotely
   The No-Ip application will send your current IP address and update it with the host name you created on the service, so the host name will always know your latest IP address.
5. So now you can go to any PC, open up the Remote Desktop application ( Start > Accessories > Remote Desktop, or use Windows Search) and enter in the host name you created in step 2.

Boom! You should now be able to see and control your computer from anywhere in the world!