* Router/Networking Port Settings *

[=iNi=Deliverance]

[Networking Port Settings]

In order to host a game server for others to enjoy on the internet, there must be some port changes to the firewall of your router/gateway. Many router/gateways are very similar in interface, therfore these setting locations might vary a bit per model.

First you must log into the router/gateway to adjust these settings. To log into the router/gateway you must open your internet seach tool (IE: Internet Explorer/Netscape/etc...). After you have opened the Internet Explorer/ other search programs, highlite the address at the top (in the address bar)
(IE: http://www.ini-honor-trophies.com)... Highlite the address and type in your router/gateway IP Address and hit 'Go'.

Some of the home style gateways are as follos in "default":

D-Link : http://192.168.0.1

LinkSys: http://192.168.1.1

NetGear: http://192.168.0.1

This will take you to an admin login screen. To protect those that use default settings on their router/gateway I will not host the 'Default' usernames and passwords.

After you log into the router/gateway it is time to set up the ports.

Most have a section "Advanced" Click on "Advanced"
Then there is genrally a section called "VirtualServer" Click on "VirtualServer"
You should now see a list of input fields asking for 'ports'&'IP Address'along with 'protocol type'

OPEN THESE 'PORTS/PROTOCOL' AND USE THE 'IP ADDRESS OF THE HOSTING COMPUTER'!

PORT: 80/TCP: Default "Web Admin" port.
PORT: 7776/UDP:
PORT: 7777/UDP:
PORT: 7778 and 7780/UDP:
PORT: 7779 and 7781/UDP:
PORT: 8777/UDP:
PORT: 27500/UDP:
PORT: 27900/UDP:
PORT: 28900/TCP:

Save the settings and you should be good to go!

p.s.
After you go and host a server you might only see the server being hosted as 'LAN', though others will see it as 'Populated'. Give a chance for people to join running all defaults with no ServerPackages to dowload, and if nobody comes in, double check you router settings again.

Pc
Deliverance

[-=oPc=-SwordFish-]

Hey Del,

I have a Netopia T1 Router Model R5300....

Cant seem to get this one working and would like to run a server to keep oPc alive and well...

I need your assistance, or tap into your vast knowledge on how to get this one working...

if you could MSN me [e-mail]..

Thanks,

-=oPc=-SwordFish-

[=iNi=Deliverance]

np.... i will set it up... I was supposed to go to a mwwting at work, though I did not go. I'll set up the MSN in a sec.

[=iNi=Deliverance]

Netopia T1 Router Model R5300...?

Are you kidding me?
Is this at a business I take it?

[-=oPc=-SwordFish-]

Del,

Yeah its at my business (second home) ;D

If I can get the goods - will probalbly set up as a dedicated server..... Little short on hardware at the present, but as soon as some more comes available I gonna set it up...

Thanks for the quick response...

pc-swordfish

[Cled.]

When is it my turn del??HeHe...add me sometime [e-mail]

[-={{ÜV}}=-ÐêMøÑ]

yo del i got my router webpage open and i have a "linksys" router do you no wat i got to do

[=iNi=Deliverance]

These are the ports to open...below are steps of how to set it up...

OPEN THESE 'PORTS/PROTOCOL' AND USE THE 'IP ADDRESS OF THE HOSTING COMPUTER'!

PORT: 80/TCP: Default "Web Admin" port.
PORT: 7776/UDP:
PORT: 7777/UDP:
PORT: 7778 and 7780/UDP:
PORT: 7779 and 7781/UDP:
PORT: 8777/UDP:
PORT: 27500/UDP:
PORT: 27900/UDP:
PORT: 28900/TCP:

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> 1. Go to http://192.168.1.1, and input the password for the router
> 2. Go to the ¡°Advanced¡± tab> ¡°Forwarding¡±
> 3. Enter the Static IP address of the computer
> 4. Specify the service port nubmer
> 5. Choose Both for protocols.
> 6. Click ¡°Apply¡± and ¡°Continue¡±.
>
> Lastly, in order for your router to successfully trigger ports, the SPI
> feature of the router should be disabled. This feature checks the state
> of a packet to verify that the destination IP address matches the
> source IP of the original request. SPI opens the ports as needed as
> long as the data transfer session originates from a LAN side computer.
> Think of SPI as "Dynamic Port Forwarding".
>
> The SPI option is an experimental feature. If you enable SPI, it will
> DISABLE THE FORWARDING FEATURE. SPI looks at each packet a little more
> in depth than just normal routing.2 It checks where the packet is going
> and where it is from and remembers this info for the future. If a
> packet comes to your door that has the right routing information, a
> normal NAT might just pass the packet on regardless. However, an SPI
> firewall might say, 'Hey, wait a minute, this packet is from somewhere
> that I haven't visited lately, its unsolicited, so I'm just going to
> ignore it.'
> The SPI option can be found in the router's Filters Page :
> http://192.168.1.1/Filters.htm ; under the Advance tab of the router's
> web utility page.
>
> If the above procedure does not work, then I would advise you to use
> the DMZ host feature. The DMZ Host setting allows one local user to be
> exposed to the Internet to use a special-purpose service such as online
> gaming, audio/video-conferencing, application hosting, etc. DMZ hosting
> allows 1 PC to be exposed to outsiders. This means that this PC will
> not have any firewall protection simply because the computer which is
> specified at this tab is placed outside the router's firewall. It is as
> if you are bypassing the router and directly connecting your computer
> to the modem. This feature can be found at the DMZ Host tab under the
> Advanced tab of the router's web utility page. The computer you are
> intendng to place outside the firewall should have a static IP address
> below that of the IP range of the DHCP server of the router. This IP
> address should be specified at the said tab.