Microsoft KB Archive/916326

= Description of the limitations of using Groove peer to peer technology without a connection to the Internet =

Article ID: 916326

Article Last Modified on 11/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 File Sharing Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Professional Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Project Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Trial Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 File Sharing Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Professional Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Project Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Trial Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Preview Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Professional Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Project Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Groove 2007

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Introduction
This article discusses the limitations of using Groove peer to peer technology without a connection to the Internet.



MORE INFORMATION
After your account is configured, you can use some features of Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and some features of earlier versions of Groove without a connection to the Internet. For example, data is still transferred between Groove users as long as the computers are on the same subnet and as long as they are on line in Groove at the same time.

To exchange data with a computer that is on a different subnet or with a computer that is not running Groove at the same time, Groove needs a network connection to one of the following:
 * a private Enterprise Relay Server
 * an Internet connection to Groove Relay Services

Without a Groove Relay Server, Groove cannot establish awareness of a computer that is not on the same subnet. Broadcast messages are used to establish computer awareness on a subnet.

For more information about how Groove 2007 uses Groove servers, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

939806 How Groove 2007 uses Groove servers

Additional query words: TCN-00139 Groove2007

Keywords: kbhowto kbtshoot kbexpertiseinter KB916326

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