Vista - FolderShare behind a NAT

03-21-2008

I have 2 PCs in my home behind a NAT. I have setup the two PC's to sync up
Documents, Videos, Music, etc.

Does FolderShare transfer data over my private LAN or does it go through the
internet? It seems to go over the internet as I got my internet connection
bill and there seems to be a huge charge for download - I know that prior to
this setup I did not have this kind of download charges.

How can I verify if this is a local transfer or over the internet?

Currently, the UPNP checkbox is "checked" anything else I need to do?

03-21-2008

Premal Desai wrote:

Quote:

> I have 2 PCs in my home behind a NAT. I have setup the two PC's to sync up
> Documents, Videos, Music, etc.
>
> Does FolderShare transfer data over my private LAN or does it go through the
> internet? It seems to go over the internet

The traffic should stay on your LAN. You can verify this by adding a
large file to one of your shared folders and watching how fast it
transfers (use More|ViewActivity from the FolderShare right-click menu).

Assuming both PCs have 100Mb/s LAN adapters or faster, you should see
the file transfer at faster than 1MB/s. This shows that the traffic
isn't being routed onto the Internet (unless you have a very fast
uplink). Note that the window displays the speed in BYTES per second,
not bits per second -- multiply by ten to get a rough idea in bits per
second. Most ADSL uplinks I've seen are in the 256Kb/s to 1Mb/s range.

richi.
www.richij.com

03-21-2008

I wish there was a better way to verify - reason I say is last month my
internet bill showed a very high amount of data download just around the
time I configured FolderShare. Subsequently, I also read that FolderShare
uses internet to transfer data.

"Richi Jennings" <richi.msnews@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OITjLE3iIHA.3400@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Premal Desai wrote:

Quote:

>> I have 2 PCs in my home behind a NAT. I have setup the two PC's to sync
>> up Documents, Videos, Music, etc.
>>
>> Does FolderShare transfer data over my private LAN or does it go through
>> the internet? It seems to go over the internet

>
> The traffic should stay on your LAN. You can verify this by adding a large
> file to one of your shared folders and watching how fast it transfers (use
> More|ViewActivity from the FolderShare right-click menu).
>
> Assuming both PCs have 100Mb/s LAN adapters or faster, you should see the
> file transfer at faster than 1MB/s. This shows that the traffic isn't
> being routed onto the Internet (unless you have a very fast uplink). Note
> that the window displays the speed in BYTES per second, not bits per
> second -- multiply by ten to get a rough idea in bits per second. Most
> ADSL uplinks I've seen are in the 256Kb/s to 1Mb/s range.
>
>
> richi.
> www.richij.com

03-21-2008

Premal[MSFT] wrote:

Quote:

> I wish there was a better way to verify

Check also the logfile that FS writes (usually in C:\Documents and
Settings\xxx\Local Settings\Application Data\FolderShare\logs\) that
usually includes verbiage about how it's detected that the peer is on
the same LAN.

If it's not working right, check the subnet mask setting on both PCs and
in the router itself.

Who is your ISP?

By the way, you don't need UPnP. I recommend you turn it off -- it's a
security hole waiting to happen.

richi.
www.richij.com

03-21-2008	#1 (permalink)
Premal Desai n/a posts	FolderShare behind a NAT I have 2 PCs in my home behind a NAT. I have setup the two PC's to sync up Documents, Videos, Music, etc. Does FolderShare transfer data over my private LAN or does it go through the internet? It seems to go over the internet as I got my internet connection bill and there seems to be a huge charge for download - I know that prior to this setup I did not have this kind of download charges. How can I verify if this is a local transfer or over the internet? Currently, the UPNP checkbox is "checked" anything else I need to do?
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03-21-2008	#2 (permalink)
Richi Jennings n/a posts	Re: FolderShare behind a NAT Premal Desai wrote: Quote: > I have 2 PCs in my home behind a NAT. I have setup the two PC's to sync up > Documents, Videos, Music, etc. > > Does FolderShare transfer data over my private LAN or does it go through the > internet? It seems to go over the internet The traffic should stay on your LAN. You can verify this by adding a large file to one of your shared folders and watching how fast it transfers (use More\|ViewActivity from the FolderShare right-click menu). Assuming both PCs have 100Mb/s LAN adapters or faster, you should see the file transfer at faster than 1MB/s. This shows that the traffic isn't being routed onto the Internet (unless you have a very fast uplink). Note that the window displays the speed in BYTES per second, not bits per second -- multiply by ten to get a rough idea in bits per second. Most ADSL uplinks I've seen are in the 256Kb/s to 1Mb/s range. richi. www.richij.com
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03-21-2008	#3 (permalink)
Premal[MSFT] n/a posts	Re: FolderShare behind a NAT I wish there was a better way to verify - reason I say is last month my internet bill showed a very high amount of data download just around the time I configured FolderShare. Subsequently, I also read that FolderShare uses internet to transfer data. "Richi Jennings" <richi.msnews@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OITjLE3iIHA.3400@xxxxxx Quote: > Premal Desai wrote: Quote: >> I have 2 PCs in my home behind a NAT. I have setup the two PC's to sync >> up Documents, Videos, Music, etc. >> >> Does FolderShare transfer data over my private LAN or does it go through >> the internet? It seems to go over the internet > > The traffic should stay on your LAN. You can verify this by adding a large > file to one of your shared folders and watching how fast it transfers (use > More\|ViewActivity from the FolderShare right-click menu). > > Assuming both PCs have 100Mb/s LAN adapters or faster, you should see the > file transfer at faster than 1MB/s. This shows that the traffic isn't > being routed onto the Internet (unless you have a very fast uplink). Note > that the window displays the speed in BYTES per second, not bits per > second -- multiply by ten to get a rough idea in bits per second. Most > ADSL uplinks I've seen are in the 256Kb/s to 1Mb/s range. > > > richi. > www.richij.com
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03-21-2008	#4 (permalink)
Richi Jennings n/a posts	Re: FolderShare behind a NAT Premal[MSFT] wrote: Quote: > I wish there was a better way to verify Check also the logfile that FS writes (usually in C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Local Settings\Application Data\FolderShare\logs\) that usually includes verbiage about how it's detected that the peer is on the same LAN. If it's not working right, check the subnet mask setting on both PCs and in the router itself. Who is your ISP? By the way, you don't need UPnP. I recommend you turn it off -- it's a security hole waiting to happen. richi. www.richij.com
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