Sharing over the Internet The configuration needed for sharing a ComicRack™ library over the internet depends on how you connect to the internet. You can, for example, connect to the net simply by attaching an external modem to your desktop. Alternatively, you may be connecting via a router. Here we discuss these scenarios, along with the steps required to share your library.
Enabling sharing For a PC connecting via a modem A modem is a device that can connect a computer to other computers via a conventional telephone line. Traditional modems used in dial-up networking convert data between the analog form used on telephone lines and the digital form used on computers. Broadband modems that are part of cable and DSL Internet service, use more advanced signalling techniques to achieve dramatically higher network speeds than traditional modems. The following steps are required for enabling network sharing for ComicRack™ for a PC connecting to the internet via a dial-up / DSL / cable modem: 1. Allow ComicRack™ access to your firewall 2. Enable network sharing, via Edit menu → Preferences → Libraries tab → Sharing section → Click Add Share 3. Choose from all the options as described earlier, and click Ok. 4. Restart ComicRack™ 5. Now your ComicRack™ is ready for sharing your library over the internet. Users who would like to access your library have to follow the steps outlined in the Opening remote libraries section of this chapter. If your share is password-protected, interested users may send you private messages on the ComicRack™ forum, requesting the password.
Enabling sharing For a PC connecting via a router Routers are physical devices that join multiple wired or wireless networks together. On the Internet, routers serve as intermediate destinations for network traffic. These routers receive TCP/IP packets, look inside each packet to identify the source and target IP addresses, then forward these packets as needed to ensure the data reaches its final destination. Routers for home networks (often called broadband routers) also can join multiple networks. These routers are designed specifically to join the home (LAN) to the Internet (WAN) for the purpose of Internet connection sharing. Most of the broadband routers also offer integrated firewalls.
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