Apple Remote Desktop - Using it with a dynamic IP Address

Hello.
I'd like to use Apple Remote Desktop on a computer that has a dynamic IP. That makes it pretty hard to access the computer if the IP changes.
I remember that Timbuktu had a "find the computer" feature that would let you register an e-mail address and attach it to a computer running their software. you could use timbuktu to find the e-mail address, and their server would attach it the the machine's IP, and you'd always connect.
Does Apple Remote Access have any feature like this? If not, is there any way to access a machine when the IP changes periodically?
Thanks,
---------------S

Hi Steve
I've always used the free DynDNS service, coupled with DynDNS Updater software on the computer you want to access. The software reports to the service when its IP changes, and the service gives you a fixed domain name such as mycomputer.dyndns.org, which you can then use from ARD.
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