problems understanding port forwarding

Author: moorebid
Date: 23-Aug-2004, 2:00 PM

Author: moorebid
Time: 23-Aug-2004 2:00 PM
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i have a netgear wireless router and do not completely understand port forwarding options. I am using bittorrent so this is rather important. I have gone into the port forward and port triggering and opened the necessary ports for bittorrent 6881 - 6999, but i have a dynamic IP address. Do i need to change the IP in my router/port forwarding settings every time??? Or are they open always? I do not havea static IP and do not know how to get one. Any help understanding would be very appreciated

Author: moorebid
Time: 23-Aug-2004 2:03 PM
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...also, i have opened all of my ports but I still cannot get the dvd torrents from myspleen. Any ideas what i am doing wrong??

Author: moorebid
Time: 23-Aug-2004 2:14 PM
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man i feel like i am talking ot myself!!! i just checked my config and it says no ports are open!?!?!?! but i used the port forwarding option, now i just have no clue

Author: Molly
Time: 23-Aug-2004 3:09 PM
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I have a router so I can connect a 486 to the 'net on the side. I have my main computer DMZ'd so th at ALL ports are opened to it. BT works like a charm. ~.^

"Right now the coffees are doing their final work." (Airi, Masked Rider Den-o episode 1)

Author: moorebid
Time: 23-Aug-2004 4:48 PM
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i just have to open a default DMZ server on my router? what IP do i use??

Author: Molly
Time: 23-Aug-2004 4:56 PM
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I would suppose the one your computer has now... I have DHCP set up, and DMZ to the IP of this computer, and it's never changed my IP, even through hard (i.e., yank the plug) resets.

Moll.

"Right now the coffees are doing their final work." (Airi, Masked Rider Den-o episode 1)