Using hostname instead of IP

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@explorer22 post:20

My thanks to all of you great people who’ve helped me with this problem.

I tried Comodo using the hostname but that didn’t work. I tried ZoneAlarm and hostname but that didn’t work. Both were really looking for the changed IP address but couldn’t resolve the new one by using hostname (COMPUTER NAME ON THE NETWORK) assigned to the laptop when it reconnected.

Since I had no control over the router in the office I was forced to use Ewen’s and Pandlouk’s advice and assigned a static IP address to each computer in it’s IP configuration utility. i.e XXX.XXX.XXX.123 then 124 and 125. I then configured Comodo to accept communications from those addresses only and so far no complaints from the users so all is well. Two days now and counting.

I chose this solution after speaking to the laptop user and finding that she only used the CAT5 connection in the office, never wireless. And only used wireless away from the office, never CAT5 cable.

So, the wired connection has a static IP assigned to it and the wireless uses DHCP. I did warn her that if she tries to used a wired connection away from the office she “could” have problems depending on the location, their hardware, configuration, etc.

I’ve got my fingers crossed here but so far I think it’s going to be OK for this situation.

Thanks again guys, your assistance was greatly appreciated and extremely helpful.

Geoff

No worries Geoff. Glad we got to the end of the chain. LOL

As others have correctly pointed out, the solution may not have been the most elegant, but it was a solution.

"When all you have is a hammer, make everything look like a nail. "Anonymous

“■■■■ the thoery if the machinery works.” Either Henry Ford or Thomas Edison, I forget which.

Rgds,
Ewen