On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 07:39:43 +1100 Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06Oct2018 10:30, Ed Greshko <ed.greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >On 10/6/18 8:38 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >> My monthly quota is 400GB. However, do I need to go all through the network? At the very least, should I not be able to go through the router and back without actually using the network? > > > >They are on the same local network? > > > >Yes, the data will not leave the local network and add to your quota. > > > >To make double sure of that just use "ip addr show" on both systems. I'm guessing they'll > >have addresses > >such as "192.168.1.X". > > What Ed said. > > In case it isn't clear, your "quota" is presumably your monthly data quota with > you ISP. That applies _only_ to data sent/received via the ISP i.e. the network > _outside_ your home. > > Your ISP never sees anything internal. > > Your home network probably looks like this: > > INTERNET--modem--switch--laptop > > Often the switch is part of the modem rather than a distinct box, and often > there's wifi on the modem too. > > Only traffic to/from the internet counts towards your quota. > > So, keeping all the traffic on your internal network, we ignore the internet > and the modem: > > switch--laptop > > With both your laptops: > > laptop--switch--laptop > > or the "crossover cable" scenario: > > laptop--laptop > > In both these situations your laptops should be on the same IP network, and > traffic will remain local. Thanks very much to everyone for the help and the clarifications. I will go the laptop--switch--laptop route then. Best wishes, Ranjan _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
