Messerschmitt Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bober Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 open the correct ports for the game in your router and then "port forward" to your machine's lan i.p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark strelecki Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 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_forwardinghttp://www.practicallynetworked.com/suppor...er_help_pg4.htmIt 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=offGood luck, and remember to "pay it forward" by helping someone else along the way.Good night from Atlanta, GA. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messerschmitt Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) 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 betterAnd 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tain Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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