Network - getting the server IP

[derez]

Hi
I'm playing with Wi-Fi network:
I got the devices on the same network using the wi-fi settings of the devices.
I can get the applications of the server and client connected with the help of the users - the server application reports the server's IP, then this is inserted to the client's application and used in this:

Server_IP = textbox1.text
Client.Connect (Server_IP,50000)

When running this type of network between desktop and device using the activesync network the connection is done using this:

client.Connect(client.GetIP2("PPP_PEER"),50000)

Does anybody know what should be used as replacement for "PPP_PEER" as a name for device-to-device network ? (I tried the name of the network which they are connected by but it does not work).

Thanks.

 

[agraham]

Does anybody know what should be used as replacement for "PPP_PEER" as a name for device-to-device network ?

You could try the device name as found in Start -> Settings -> About -> Device ID -> Devicename. However this doesn't work for me but then I don't really understand how local name resolution is supposed to work on home networks. When I've played with devices I've just used their IP address.

 

[derez]

Thanks.
This way requires to know the device name, it is not simpler than to know the IP.
So I'll continue with the IP.