Chapter . Reach Your Network Remotely
When you share an Internet connection among one or more computers on a local network using private addresses, you give up an easy way to connect from the outside world to a service, like a Web server or fileserver, that’s located on one of those local computers. Public IP addresses allow anyone on the Internet to connect directly to a computer, barring any firewalls or other blocks in place, but private IP addresses are specifically non-routable without a bit of extra work.
Extreme N and AirPort Utility mark a major breakthrough for Apple, finally adding features that have been found in other gateways for years, but adding the usual Apple twists: their products are later than similar ones from competitors, ...
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