Microsoft has built a Dynamic DNS type system into Vista, making it easy to connect to your PC from anywhere in the world without having to know its IP address.

Every new Windows Vista computer will be given its own domain name to access files remotely. Windows Internet Computer Name - a unique domain name for your computer is an advancement on the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP), which is a name registration and resolution protocol initially developed for Windows XP.

Unlike traditional DNS, where domain name servers are used essentially to store a list of domain names and their corresponding numeric IP addresses, PNRP does all the domain name resolution peer-to-peer. Put another way, users of Windows Vista provide PNRP domain name resolution services for other Windows Vista users.

via apcmag

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