Author Topic: can you please help me with port forwarding? (Read 2176 times)

Cyanian · July 18, 2009, 01:33:32 PM

i am doing port forwarding the one for dummies-
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=35187.msg533436#msg533436

An i have a apple router but a samsung computer (SyncMaster 710N), so when i go to portforward.com and go to the guide (my router is airport extreme) it shows a guide for a macintosh computer, which i dont have so i cant find anything in the guide. Please help if you can?

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Sarky56 · July 18, 2009, 01:43:41 PM

I have the same problem too.

I use a Vaio laptop and an at&t 2701hg-b gateway.

Cyanian · July 18, 2009, 01:46:41 PM

Quote from: Sarky56 on July 18, 2009, 01:43:41 PM

I have the same problem too.

I use a Vaio laptop and an at&t 2701hg-b gateway.

i know its so tough i just really want ephialtes opinion on this!

zenloth · July 18, 2009, 04:14:52 PM

The computer you use to port forward on doesnt matter... Its like accessing a web page, the GUI in the router is the same no matter where you view it from.

Cyanian · July 18, 2009, 04:29:24 PM

Quote from: zenloth on July 18, 2009, 04:14:52 PM

The computer you use to port forward on doesnt matter... Its like accessing a web page, the GUI in the router is the same no matter where you view it from.

but i cant find it by the guide cause the guide is using a mac computer.

Saxophone · July 18, 2009, 04:38:49 PM

Quote from: iownu424 on July 18, 2009, 04:29:24 PM

but i cant find it by the guide cause the guide is using a mac computer.

Quote from: zenloth on July 18, 2009, 04:14:52 PM

The computer you use to port forward on doesnt matter... Its like accessing a web page, the GUI in the router is the same no matter where you view it from.

Cyanian · July 18, 2009, 07:39:02 PM

Quote from: Saxophone on July 18, 2009, 04:38:49 PM

But I CANT find it!

zenloth · July 18, 2009, 07:41:43 PM

You need to find your EXACT router on www.portforward.com

Cyanian · July 18, 2009, 10:57:35 PM

Quote from: zenloth on July 18, 2009, 07:41:43 PM

You need to find your EXACT router on www.portforward.com

yes I did that genuis and then it took me to to the guide and I couldn't follow the guide because it was done on an apple computer which is nothing alike my computer so I couldn't follow/find the stuff!

Chrono · July 18, 2009, 10:59:48 PM

Quote from: iownu424 on July 18, 2009, 10:57:35 PM

yes I did that genuis and then it took me to to the guide and I couldn't follow the guide because it was done on an apple computer which is nothing alike my computer so I couldn't follow/find the stuff!

A web page doesn't change if you're using a different kind of computer.

Cyanian · July 18, 2009, 11:19:06 PM

Quote from: Chrono on July 18, 2009, 10:59:48 PM

A web page doesn't change if you're using a different kind of computer.

OH MY GOD!!!!

Open up the finder on your Mac.

i just took that from the guide, on my computer theres no finder and if you see the pictures it looks nothing like my computer!

Chrono · July 18, 2009, 11:22:10 PM

http://10.0.1.1
Try that.

Cyanian · July 19, 2009, 12:35:11 AM

Quote from: Chrono on July 18, 2009, 11:22:10 PM

http://10.0.1.1
Try that.

WAT?

zenloth · July 19, 2009, 08:51:44 AM

Quote from: iownu424 on July 18, 2009, 10:57:35 PM

yes I did that genuis

Quote from: iownu424 on July 18, 2009, 11:19:06 PM

OH MY GOD!!!!

Dude... We are trying to help you and you just treat us like stuff... Remember... We are the ones that are able to port forward... and you cannot follow countless guides... think about who is the handicap here.
I do not know why you would bhe using an apple router with no mac.... but hey.

You need to:

Open up command (prompt)
Type ipconfig
Hit enter
Write down the IPv4 address and the Default Gateway address
Type in the default gateway into your browser
Find the section about port forwarding/port mapping
Every port from 28000 to 28032 needs to be in the Private and Public port (seperately)
and the Private Address is the IPv4 one from earlier

So you will need to do 33 seperate forwards.

Public Port : 28000
Private Adress : 10.0.1.X
Private Port : 28000

etc.

Chrono · July 19, 2009, 10:54:40 AM

Actually, when I looked at the portforward site, it doesn't have proper instructions. It doesn't give one of those router pages, but some kind of settings program. Kind of stupid I'd say but hey I guess that's what that company aims for.