On 2008-05-21, DTC <me@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
> bobbymoose2008@gmail.com wrote:
>> I see. If I understand correctly then you assign the static ip to your
>> laptop that you receive from the static IP service. When you connect
>> (via RDP for example) to that IP from a different computer then your
>> Sprintcard will "pick up" and volia you are connected to your remote
>> laptop.
>
> No.
> * My remote laptop has a Sprint card.
> * Sprint assigns me a dynamic IP address for the connection.
> * I run a virtual IP client that looks up my currently assigned dynamic
> IP and transmits that to the virtual IP service.
> * The virtual IP service associates mylittlelaptopwayoutthere
> with the IP address the client sent to it.
> * I browse over to
> http://mylittlelaptopwayoutthere.a_v...dy_service.com
> and I can get into my remote laptop.

What is being described is dynamic DNS, you keep a domain name
updated with the current IP address of the device.

I think

http://www.dyndns.com

will provide this service for free. There are probably others.

Dennis Ferguson