Try as I might, port forwarding is impossible.

[Muffinmix]

I use an Aliant modem along with this particularly expensive modem (the one in the picture) which my brother decided was a good idea to get this particular stufffest firmware that likes to kill itself every once in a while, and I cannot get any of my ports to open up as much as I try. I tried the port forwarding site, no dice. I tried Badspot's guide, no dice. I got my static IP set up and that works, port forwarding simply does not work.

Firewall is OFF, all individual blockland ports were added in as exceptions, pretty much out of ideas here.

Router ports are set up in the Port Range Forwarding tab,  start: 28000, end: 28030, Protocol: Both, IP Adress: My static IP/same IP I get from the ipconfig /all in the cmd window. Enable: checked

I test my ports 28000 through 28030 with that port testing program off the site and no matter how much I forget up my connection preferences I still end up with the red "your port is NOT OPEN" message. I'm back to square one and trying to decide what else I should forget with.

I used to be able to host without port forwarding a year ago when I had high speed cable internet with a cheap router so it's unlikely that it's the firewall settings. I switched services, got a stuffty modem with about 3 loving options and got a router and since then I have not been able to host no matter how hard I tried.

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[Muffinmix]

Following the port forwarding guide here now: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Port_Forwarding

I guess I need to establish a static DHCP on the router or something, where am I supposed to get a MAC address?

[Muffinmix]

Following the port forwarding guide here now: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Port_Forwarding

I guess I need to establish a static DHCP on the router or something, where am I supposed to get a MAC address?

I set up DHCP, ipconfig /all says DHCP is Enabled, and no dice. Please keep in mind I have no idea what I'm doing

[paulenn]

trade in that router while it's still worth good money and buy another one.

[Muffinmix]

trade in that router while it's still worth good money and buy another one.

Receipt dates back to September of 2007...

[dumdum566]

Receipt dates back to September of 2007...

computer type and security program might tell us how to help ya
with mcafee you need to go to:
internet and network
advanced firewall
prog permission
find blockland and allow full access then try(if you have mcafee)

[Bisjac]

i would hard reset that thing and use standard firmware

[fierscream]

I use the same modem, I don't see why there would be a problem. It worked for me.

[Muffinmix]

yeah I have the option to revert it to its original firmware, I'll call my bro and ask him what's going on

[Space Guy]

DHCP sets it up so new IPs are generated when you connect to it. This might be continually changing your IP away from whichever one you are setting it to forward ports to.

[Ephialtes]

I use an Aliant modem along with this particularly expensive modem (the one in the picture)

How are you using two modems?

[heedicalking]

How are you using two modems?

That was what I was thinking. Wouldn't that make port forwarding and TCP/IP setting really hard if not impossible to do.

[Muffinmix]

How are you using two modems?

Ack whoops, I meant a Router. I'll fix that up, oh wait I can't edit.

[Muffinmix]

I think the problem is I need to somehow enable ports on my aliant modem, since it looks like it's a router/modem for some arbitrarily stupid reason. It's strange because there is no option to do so when I connect to it, just Status, Info, and some other tab that gives me more info.

I tried DMZ just for fun and I still can't host with that, tried Hamachi, again no dice. Pretty sure it's the modem now.

[indyjones]

I have the same wifi modem sitting in front of me and it worked while I was able to host.  So i dont know.