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how to port forward with an at&t router
Nix the Glaceon:
no this isn't for blockland it's for gmod
I've done all the steps for port forwarding but when I have to input the IP i'll be using, it won't let me use anything other than the LAN ip which I don't want
I also cannot put in the MAC address
what the forget do I do
Sitrus:
I'm confused, isn't the LAN ip exactly what you wanna enter for most port forwarding cases?
Nix the Glaceon:
no I want it so people can join via the internet instead of steam or by being in my house
otto-san:
yeah, for port forwarding all you need is the local address for the host machine. you don't need the MAC address either. i'm assuming it's one of those stuffty 2wire routers, and i know i've port forwarded on them before.
--- Quote from: Nix the Glaceon on May 16, 2017, 05:00:04 PM ---no I want it so people can join via the internet instead of steam or by being in my house
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(to my understanding) you're telling the gateway to direct external traffic on a given port to a specific address in the internal network. it doesn't matter what address you have on the external network; your local address is how your router directs traffic, regardless of its origin, to your device.
Nix the Glaceon:
ok i'll try
thanks in advance