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Sharing: Making Computers Accessible from the Internet
12.2
Sharing: Making Computers Accessible from the
Internet
With default settings in the FRITZ!Box, programs on your com-
puter and LAN cannot be accessed from the Internet.
For applications like online games and file sharing software
or server services like HTTP, FTP, VPN, terminal and remote ac-
cess servers, you have to make your computer accessible for
other Internet users.
Port Sharing
Using port forwarding you allow incoming connections from
the Internet. By releasing certain ports for incoming connec-
tions, you grant controlled access to the computers in your
network to other Internet users.
The following port forwarding methods are possible in the
FRITZ!Box:
PING
IPv4:
The FRITZ!Box responds to ping inquiries from
the Internet addressed to the IPv4 address of the
FRITZ!Box.
IPv6:
The FRITZ!Box responds to ping inquiries from
the Internet addressed to the IPv6 address of the
FRITZ!Box. Additionally, you can set up PING6
port sharing rules for each computer in the home
network since each computer has its own global-
ly valid IPv6 address.
