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2 computers - 1 IP address?
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Hey guys.
i have two comptuers i would like to share (personal file sharing - port 548) but i have only one IP address. How can I do this?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 1999
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You'll want to buy a Router. I would recommend a Linksys W54G.
The router will get the IP, and then the other two computers will connect to it. The router will then assign additional IPs to your computers just for networking at home.
This will also allow you to hook up however many computers you want to the internet since the Router is doing all the work. It acts as an intermediary between your computers and the internet connection (a DSL or cable modem.)
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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i have a router. the router only lets me forward port 548 to one computer.
i am trying to access my two comptuers from outside my home network.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 1999
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You could set up an FTP server on each computer, one with a different port. Then open up those two ports.
But that's dangerous.
A safer way would be to set up a VPN (Virtual Private Network) but I don't know how expensive that would be.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2000
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i would like to stay away from using ftp. i like apple personal file sharing.
does setting up a vpn allow me to access multiple computers using one IP address?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: San Jose, Ca
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You would have to set one computer to be accessible from the outside on port 548, and if your router supports it, you would then have to setup the second forwarding address so that it went from another port (say 549) on the outside to port 548 on the inside computers address. Not all routers support this.
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ah ha! yes, i use apple airport base station. it offers a public port and a private port. i think that is what you are referring to. but when accessing the computers from the outside, how do i specifiy which computer i am trying to access?
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2000
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When you enter the computer's address in the Connect To Server dialogue, try appending it with a colon then the port number, e.g: 17.254.0.91:549
(assuming your IP address is 17.254.0.91 and you have forwarded port 549).
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My name's ...uh... it's a bummer man.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Southern, NJ (near Philly YO!)
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DMZ one computer and Port Forward the other system to the 548 port.
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MacBook Pro 15" i7 ~ Snow Leopard ~ iPhone 4 - 16Gb
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Southern, NJ (near Philly YO!)
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DMZ one computer and Port Forward the other system to the 548 port.
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MacBook Pro 15" i7 ~ Snow Leopard ~ iPhone 4 - 16Gb
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