security and routers

When using a linksys router and setting port forwarding to the ip address that corresponds with your computer, does that allow an external user to access the rest of the files on the PC?? I have lots of cool files to share but am afraid to bypass the security provided by my router.

It should work, you need to know your 'external IP' and force it in the LimeWire settings under 'FireWall'. However if the user downloading from you has FireWall, connection will fail.

i have router and want to force my ip called my cable company and they said it changes all the time is this true or are they screwing with me i would like to see better precentage of uploads for people how do i get around this problem???????????
please help!!!!!!!

Yes unfortunatly they are right. Do you have a Mac? I think I know a wrok arround.

thanks for answering my? no idon't have a mac.... compaq
running windows xp home any thing i could dp to help with up loads thanks again for input i'm real new to this and just learning to crawl...................

Hi dirtyboy103us,

Try this site here - http://whatismyip.com/ - it should tell you what your IP is, please post back your results.

if it stays the same tis wonderfull you are the main man.. great..
i will let you know

Well, the piont of it is that you can see what IP you have each time you connect to the internet.

Well, your IP address will change every time you connect to the Internet. But the point of this is that you can see what IP you have at the time you connected, so you can type it in the LimeWire FireWall settings.