It's the usual issue with port forwarding, but I can't seem to get it to work. I disable Windows XP firewall before I start, just so I know that that isn't the problem (I can turn it on after I get my router sorted and then have problems with that
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I have a very obscure router it seems (I'm in the UK by the way). I can't see any model, but I know its a conexant. I've got to the place where I can adjust port settings and allow port forwarding, and in the manual it offers this advice:
Quote:
3.3.8 Configuration - Virtual Server
The Virtual Server Configuration page allows the user to set the configuration of Virtual Server. The Conexant firmware includes the Free BSD version firewall. All UDP/TCP ports are protected from intrusion. If any specific local PCs need to be mapped to the UDP/TCP port on WAN side, please input the mappings here.
Public Port: This field allows the user to enter the port number of the Public Network.
Private Port: This field allows the user to enter the port number of the Private Network. In most cases, the private port number is same as public port number.
Host IP Address: This field allows the user to enter the private network IP address for the particular sever.
So I have to input a "public port - start", which is 6881 right? Then a "public port - end", which I put as twenty above 6881, as this is as many as is allowed. Then "private port"...no idea what this is really so I put in 6881 like I'm told to. I find my IP address through Start > Run > cmd > ipconfig (it's 10.0.0.8, the same IP address I put in to access the settings in my router). Port type is set as TCP...
And it doesn't work! I use
http://btfaq.com/natcheck.pl to check the connection, and...nothing. Bit Torrent won't download anything. (Well, I might get a rate of maybe 400bps when I know my ADSL connection runs at about 110kbps!)
Am I doing something wrong? If so, can you tell me what!! This is starting to irritate me a bit now...
Cheers guys
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