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File sharing problem

Discussion in 'General Internet' started by merlin, 2004/01/21.

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  1. 2004/01/21
    merlin

    merlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi All.
    I tried out a couple of apps which allow friends and family to
    access a folder on this Win98SE PC.
    Basically, they work fine. The snag is, each time I connect to the
    internet, my ISP changes the url of my PC. So my url I sent
    to my friend yesterday is no longer correct and he cannot connect.
    Do you know of a solution to this ?
    regards
     
    merlin,
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  2. 2004/01/21
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Contact your ISP and see if you can purchase a "static IP. "
     
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    merlin

    merlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks for your post Steve.
    I have written to my ISP asking about a static address and will
    post back with their reply.
    regards
     
    merlin,
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    rcerrato

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    Merlin

    If you and your family have Yahoo messenger the file sharing feature works quite well. While I was watching the football playoffs, one of my friends was able to download 65MB of my files on dial up without any disconnects or my presence at the computer. Yahoo messenger is free. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
     
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  6. 2004/01/22
    merlin

    merlin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Many thanks !
    Have signed up for the Yahoo messenger and will keep in
    touch with the thread.
    regards
     
    merlin,
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