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26 Dec 2006 12:13 PM
scrumpy98
If I share a folder on my network, can it be seen on the internet. I use
norton security centre 2007 as my firewall.

thankyou
mike

Author
26 Dec 2006 4:50 PM
Doug Sherman [MVP]
Unless the shared folder resides on a machine with a public IP address, it
cannot (without some additional configuration) be seen on the Internet.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

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"scrumpy98" <scrump***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I share a folder on my network, can it be seen on the internet. I use
> norton security centre 2007 as my firewall.
>
> thankyou
> mike
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27 Dec 2006 2:26 PM
scrumpy98
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"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Unless the shared folder resides on a machine with a public IP address, it
> cannot (without some additional configuration) be seen on the Internet.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "scrumpy98" <scrump***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51679CD2-352D-4BFD-9E14-C6894CDE4CC3@microsoft.com...
> > If I share a folder on my network, can it be seen on the internet. I use
> > norton security centre 2007 as my firewall.
> >
> > thankyou
> > mike
>
>
> my pc is connected to the internet via a router, does this count as a public ip address.