Unable to host when I have the router

[Messerschmitt]

Hi, well, I just got myself my first router, so I don't have to keep 1 computer open all the time for the other one to connect to internet.

But now, it seems I cannot host games anymore such as Warcraft or Il2 Sturmovik.

Basicaly the router has the internet IP, and then each computer has their LAN IP's (192.168.x.x), so I guess when somebody tries to connect to me, it dosen't know which computers hould be connected to.

How exactely I can fix this.

Well, not really fix it, since with this option, I supose that I am un-hackable correct? since anybody cannot reach my computers, since they will only get through up to the modem point.

But I would like some sort of short modification to apply whenever I want to host games.

Thanks

[bober]

open the correct ports for the game in your router and then "port forward" to your machine's lan i.p.

[gamehead200]

bober's right. You need to open up the correct ports for the games you are playing. Do you mind telling us what model router you have so that we can tell you how to proceed?

[mark strelecki]

Here are a few great resources to help you learn how to setup port forwarding on your new router:

http://portforward.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_forwarding

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/suppor...er_help_pg4.htm

It will be of much better help to the rest of us who lurk and help if we knew the specifics of your hardware, make, model, firmware revision, etc.

You can get a TON of helpful links by going to this Google search page:

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=router+p...s=&safe=off

Good luck, and remember to "pay it forward" by helping someone else along the way.

Good night from Atlanta, GA. USA

[Messerschmitt]

Thanks for the replies.

I have a Linksys WRT54GL and basicaly I have the stock firmware. I have seen the port forward tab, and I basicaly imputed all the ports that the game uses. But then again, there are only 10 slots. so you can have at most 10 port forwarding, so 10 applications IF each application only takes 1 slot.

I know people were talking about that the linksys have another ?3rd party? firmware which is much more better

And is it true that as long as there are no port forwarding, you are un-hackable? (or only hackable if the attacker uses a port which is forwarded for let's say, the purpose to host a game on that port)

Thank you again

Edited August 22, 2007 by Messerschmitt

[jcarle]

Best thing to do is what I do at home. Choose your main computer that will receive all the ports, set a static IP to it, and use DMZ in the linksys router.

Example, set your computer to 192.168.1.2 in the Local Area Network connection under the TCP/IP settings, and 192.168.1.1 as the gateway. Then, in the router, set DMZ to point to 192.168.1.2.

What that does is forward ALL ports to your computer essentially leaving you in a configuration identical to being without a router.

[rendrag]

that said, I don't think battle.net or whatever the meeting place is for warcraft uses that many ports does it? I would think at most 2-3? I don't like DMZ'ing systems if I can avoid it, and you might be able to by forwarding a larger port number range, say for example 1001-5152 instead of each individual port.

[tain]

And is it true that as long as there are no port forwarding, you are un-hackable? (or only hackable if the attacker uses a port which is forwarded for let's say, the purpose to host a game on that port)

No. Never assume you are unhackable. You'll stay alive longer with a healthy dose a paranoia

Battle.net for WRT54GL: http://www.portforward.com/english/routers...d_Battlenet.htm