Disclosed are a remote control system for a home appliance network and a
method for operating the same. The system includes a wired and wireless
Internet network; at least one home server for controlling and managing a
home network connected to a plurality of home appliances; and a central
portal server for updating an IP (Internet Protocol) address to a varied
IP address to manage the home server whenever an IP address allocated to
the home server for using the Internet network varies, and for exchanging
data with the home server. The system and method enable the central
portal server to manage a plurality of home servers and remotely control
a plurality of home appliances connected to the home network by allowing
the home server to transmit a key message containing a varied IP address
so that an existing IP address stored in a database of the central portal
server can be updated to a new IP address when a home server using a
dynamic IP is connected to the central portal server.