VNC Viewer will work with my dynamic address not my dyndns

[ckozely]

I am trying to access my work and finally figured out to get vnc to work for me. One strange thing I still can not figure is the following:

if I check on my Linksys router the current dynamiuc address and input it like: 123.50.91.152::5900 - it works fine as I redirected 5900 to my computer (80 did not work!)

Now in order to avoid having to check my IP, I wanted to use the dyndns and entered the corresponding address. This time it did not work for mycompany.dyndns.info::5900

If I swith back to the memorized ip address it works again. Any suggestion why?

I tried to use the NSC/NVC solution but only had time out in the debug window. So that did not work...

Any input would be nice...

[redge]

NSC/NVC, forget it, don't count over it, was just experimental.

you need to see your manual of your router wish dynamic dns is accepted and subscribe and set it
look manual of your router.

[ckozely]

Thanks for your reply but I believe my router is set properly as I can access the DNS address for other HTTP requests like viwing my cameras...

[Rudi De Vos]

On viewer PC
open a cmd tool and use the nslookup command
to verify if your name can be resolved to an ip address.

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C:\Users\rudi>nslookup
Standaardserver:  UnKnown
Address:  192.168.1.1

> mycompany.dyndns.info
Server:  UnKnown
Address:  192.168.1.1

*** UnKnown kan mycompany.dyndns.info niet vinden: Non-existent domain

> www.uvnc.com
Server:  UnKnown
Address:  192.168.1.1

Niet-bindend antwoord:
Naam:    uvnc.com
Address:  68.168.97.66
Aliases:  www.uvnc.com

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[ckozely]

Rudi,
I did not know about this nslookup command.
You made me discover something that is already bringing me a great solution: knowing the dynamic ip of my remote site in case my dyndns fails

So I tried your command and got a positive reply: the name of my dyndns along with below the IP address.

After that I tried accessing with my DYNDNS and it worked as well.

Try to explain that.

Very strange as I used the history of inputs. That same input did not work when I tested it before starting this trend while the dynamic address did work...

THANK YOU!!! We can close this trend now.