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    Question about home network and internet usage

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by illw1, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. illw1

    illw1 Newbie

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    My internet provider allows me 65GB of internet usage a month. If I share a 10GB folder of files from one computer to another over my router, will that use up my internet usage, giving me 55GB left? :confused: I can't for the life of me figure this out.

    Thanks for the help.
     
    illw1, Apr 17, 2010
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  2. N4n45h1

    N4n45h1 Notebook Consultant

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    It won't use up the bandwidth allocated to you by your service provider.
     
    N4n45h1, Apr 17, 2010
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  3. leslieann

    leslieann Notebook Deity

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    No it's only going through your internal network, your provider never sees what goes on behind your router.

    65gigs?
    I would die.
     
    leslieann, Apr 17, 2010
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  4. illw1

    illw1 Newbie

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    Thanks for your responses!
     
    illw1, Apr 17, 2010
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  5. ren3g7ade

    ren3g7ade Notebook Evangelist

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    your router has 2 networks, an internal one which allows all the machines inside its boundaries, communicate and share, and an external one that translates messages from machines inside to ones outside and vice versa. consequently, sharing data internally does not touch the quota your isp provides you.
     
    ren3g7ade, Apr 18, 2010
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    No, that data will only go up to your router.
     
    flipfire, Apr 19, 2010
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    swissalps Notebook Geek

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    True with everything above. Use a Workgroup to shared or they are plenty of other way.

    But I will say this. If you are moving a folder over the internet with in your network. It will use it then.Example -> (PC 1 sending folder over the internet to PC 2.)
     
    swissalps, Apr 23, 2010
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