"I just can't transfer files to the computers that are on my LAN. I can transfer to other people fine."
that's not a big problem then.. you can set up your computer to transfer files other ways as long as you have some sort of Firewall, or something running on the internet side, you could share files if you want.
theoretically, it's possible to transfer files from computer to computer on a LAN through ICQ when the LAN is hooked via one IP address. however, I think the ICQ server (it goes to the ICQ server first remember) sees that the data destination and source are the same, so it might be the SERVER keeping that data from transferring.
"Yes as far as any server on the "outside" of your router (NAT) is concerned all requests come from 1 IP, and the router Translates the packet addressing as the replies come back in."
heh I asked my Cisco teacher today, and he said something to the tune of this. the part of the network that is on the internet, sees this request coming in from your private computer, switches it's IP with yours, and puts a note in there (somewhere, obviously not the normal Address section of the packet) saying that it really came from such and such IP address, so that when it recieves data back, it will know what to do with it, becuase it put a note in there saying that this data goes there (to the private network).
I'm guessing that's quite simplistic, becuase theres also the problem of what happens when you're on the outside trying to talk to that computer, before you learn it's on a private network (really, your computer doesn't see that, it just copies and pasts the source addy into the destination).
could it initiate an RARP request?
that's not a big problem then.. you can set up your computer to transfer files other ways as long as you have some sort of Firewall, or something running on the internet side, you could share files if you want.
theoretically, it's possible to transfer files from computer to computer on a LAN through ICQ when the LAN is hooked via one IP address. however, I think the ICQ server (it goes to the ICQ server first remember) sees that the data destination and source are the same, so it might be the SERVER keeping that data from transferring.
"Yes as far as any server on the "outside" of your router (NAT) is concerned all requests come from 1 IP, and the router Translates the packet addressing as the replies come back in."
heh I asked my Cisco teacher today, and he said something to the tune of this. the part of the network that is on the internet, sees this request coming in from your private computer, switches it's IP with yours, and puts a note in there (somewhere, obviously not the normal Address section of the packet) saying that it really came from such and such IP address, so that when it recieves data back, it will know what to do with it, becuase it put a note in there saying that this data goes there (to the private network).
I'm guessing that's quite simplistic, becuase theres also the problem of what happens when you're on the outside trying to talk to that computer, before you learn it's on a private network (really, your computer doesn't see that, it just copies and pasts the source addy into the destination).
could it initiate an RARP request?
