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**hitman07** · 8th September, 2008, 11:49 AM

Hi all, i remember seeing a programme that you can access your dreambox remote control on the internet or something and im wondering if its possible to access it from another place and what the website or programme is. any help is much appreciated.

**^^MaXiMo II^^** · 8th September, 2008, 01:23 PM

if your dreambox is connected to the internet just digit in your browser your hostname or your db ip address you will get the webif of your db there you can select: remote control etc etc

**hitman07** · 8th September, 2008, 01:52 PM

When i type my db ip address in the address bar at work it just gives me a msn search

**Curious123** · 8th September, 2008, 04:19 PM

If your dreambox is connected to the internet through your router than it is a little bit more involved to access it over the internet. You need to set up dns hostname and than you need to make sure that you port forward this dns hostname through router to your dreambox.

**^^MaXiMo II^^** · 8th September, 2008, 07:06 PM

If you have not a host name set up, simply direct your browser to the port that you opened for your db to connect on the internet, for example if you opened port 80 in your router and your ip address is 73.54.89.0 type in your browser: http://73.54.89.0:80

**hitman07** · 10th September, 2008, 01:43 PM

i have tried this but it still doesnt work from my work pc. it works from my home pc tho

**^^MaXiMo II^^** · 10th September, 2008, 02:00 PM

if it doesnt work take curious123 advice and set up a hostname

**hitman07** · 10th September, 2008, 02:12 PM

Im not sure how to actually set up a hostname, can anyone please help me?

**^^MaXiMo II^^** · 10th September, 2008, 02:47 PM

create an account here is free

https://www.dyndns.com

**hitman07** · 10th September, 2008, 02:52 PM

Is this the same as a no ip address name?? sorry if i sound silly

**^^MaXiMo II^^** · 10th September, 2008, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by hitman07

Is this the same as a no ip address name?? sorry if i sound silly

yep is same
you can use either i like dyndns

**hitman07** · 10th September, 2008, 02:55 PM

i have already got one setup for that, but i dunno what to do next

**Curious123** · 10th September, 2008, 03:17 PM

If you have already set up dns hostname for your dreambox than you need to set your router to forward the request to your dreambox. Have read through this for port forwarding routers ;

PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

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