Opening port in router

[James Sheerin]

In message <NCEIJIFBKJHEBMBEAPGIKELLCAAA.aaluknavich@houston.rr.com>, 
Tony Aluknavich <aaluknavich@houston.rr.com> writes
>  The VNC server is always on in the home XP machine. When I
>went back into the router and read the help file for the port forwarding it
>said I have to disable DHCP for the port to be open.  Does this sound right
>to any you?  If so, will I have to assign IP/gateway/etc  addresses manually
>in the XP machine internet setup?
I'm using the same  router with a cable modem in the UK and have 
disabled DHCP, allocating fixed IP addresses to each machine on the home 
network.  Works fine!  Duc No-ip working on another machine on the 
network giving out router's network IP address.  Presumably with DHCP 
enabled the internal network IP address of the machine running VNC could 
change, which would make the port forwarding useless.
>
>Any help or suggestions from you will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Tony Aluknavich
>The Woodlands, Texas
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.416 / Virus Database: 232 - Release Date: 11/6/2002
>_______________________________________________
>VNC-List mailing list
>VNC-List@realvnc.com
>http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list

-- 
James Sheerin