Messing around with Port Forwarding..

[Mr Alex]

Explain to me why you guys have 22mbps over what I used to formerly get 22kbps max on?

Why do I not have a CO or DSLAM or something. Failure train is LONG!

[Martin]

Because you used Dialup and they're talking about (A)DSL.

[Mr Alex]

I understand that, but I mean why has America not advanced enough. Surely there is a way to make faster internet over phone lines EVEN at far distances from CO's.

[betagame]

Originally Posted by mm3

Before I begin -- I lol'd when I saw AT&T's logo in the logo space (Homeportal 1000HG eh?). I'm sure all ISPs do it, it just makes me shake my head...
Bah, nevermind me... anyway.

So wait, you're using your ISP's given modem/router? Or do you have a router on top of your modem? Because if the latter is the case, then you're configuring the wrong device.

Assuming that the latter isn't true, and that you're configuring a modem/router hybrid from your ISP (a la Verizon), then you need to make sure of the following:

-Your computer is set to receive a Static IP address from your router/modem (hybrid?)
-You need to put the port a third time into Map to Host, this is essentially what it sounds like, a "map" that leads back to your computer.
-Your firewalls are allowing those specific ports through.

If you do not have a static IP address assigned to your computer from your router's DCHP, I can either walk you through it here or you can IM me if you like (see profile).

Please walk us through it to make a static IP address.

[Fire2box]

Originally Posted by betagame

Please walk us through it to make a static IP address.

You can't get a static IP address ( one that's always the same) unless you order it from your internet provide I think. It costs like a extra ten bucks I think and is only useful if you run a server or such or something loots of people will be connecting to by IP address.

[Martin]

start --> Run --> type: "CMD"
You get the command Prompt window, now type: "ipconfig" and hit enter

Write the 3 things you get down (if you get 4 then just leave the top one out (Connection-specific DNS suffix))
Type "exit" and hit enter (the Command prompt window will disappear.)

Start --> Control Panel --> Network Connections
RIght click the connection you're using and select poperties. (most of the time the others will have a red x showing in the icon)
select the bottom one in the list (Internet protcol (TCP/IP)) and click the button Properties.

Select the circle "Use the following IP address" and fill in the 3 things you just wrote down. (it should be in the same order)
Click all things away with OK.

There you go - done.

F2B, he probably means internal IP.

[skinnypuppy]

You really want to choose a static IPaddr for your computer that is outside the range used by your router for dynamic assignment. Some routers use 100-200, some use 2-100. I always set mine to use 101-150, and work down from 100 for my static addresses. That is, the first is 192.168.0.99 with the next being .98 etcetera.

As to the RJ-11 vs. RJ-45 discussion, Ethernet signals on Cat-5 cable cannot be picked up on any form of RJ-11 six-wire cable because the RJ-45 pins are 1,2,3,6 as mentioned above and the RJ-11 pins contact 2,3,4,5,6,7 only. POTS telephone lines use only 4 and 5.

[mm3]

For static IP addresses, I use my DD-WRT enabled router (now I use my DHCP-enabled server) to give my addresses according to LAN or WLAN preference.

For all my guests, I use 192.168.2.100 - 192.168.2.254 (Even though I'll never have that many guests).

For everything else, I use 192.168.0.x for my LAN devices, and 192.168.1.x for my WLAN.

For example. If my Mac is connected to both WiFi and Ethernet, It'd have 192.168.0.252 and 192.168.1.252.

I use .254 - .250 for my mainstream machines, and then .249 - .240 for all other regular machines, and 239 - 230 for game systems. My server has .3, .4, and .5

Mhm, very organized.