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Try registering with http://www.no-ip.com/. If I'm not wrong, you register your existing IP with them and they will issue you with a domain name, something like example.no-ip.com or something like that. Then after that you install this program which will automatically update the IP of your computer ...

Thanks for pointing me to Hamachi. Not exactly the solution I was looking for but nonetheless I'm glad there's something I can use when I'm away from home.

I'm also having a similar problem. Currently I'm using a D-Link ADSL modem, and that's connected to my Linksys WRT54G Wireless router. On the D-Link modem, I've set the wireless router's IP to be in DMZ, and on the wireless router I put the desktop computer's IP in the DMZ so by right I should not ...

Rudi De Vos wrote:Alpha blending ?
To see semi transparent menu's, alpha blending need to be checked in
the server options.

Thanks for the solution! Guess it must be the skin I'm using that gave me this problem in the first place.

After successfully connecting to the home desktop using my laptop (which is in the same LAN), I realise I cant see the popups on the laptop that are suppose to appear when I right click on something, but I know they're there because my desktop is showing the popup. Any idea what's wrong?