how can i fix my internet?

[Fayd]

on my main computer i managed to screw up my connection to the internet.

i got sick of the IP changing, so i decided to give the machine a DHCP Reservation at the firewall/router. (watchguard x10e) at the same time, i changed the port forwarding configuration to forward the ports i use for torrents to the new IP. (they didnt match my old IP either, but they HAVE worked in the past.)

after setting all of this, finalizing it, i ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew'ed my main computer. and now it can't see the internet beyond the firewall.

I figured i must have fucked something up in the port forwarding rules, so i deleted all rules that pertain to my IP. no dice.

I then thought the DHCP reservation crap simply doesnt work, so i deleted the reservation and /release renewed again. still no dice.

i'm rather at a loss as to what to do now. i'm gonna try setting a DHCP reservation to a completely new IP.. i honestly don't get why it isnt working.


EDIT:

never mind. setting it back to the old address fixes it.

i dont understand this bullshit.

for further stupidity, i added new rules for my bittorrent forwarding, and it still works.

maybe i should have tried rebooting while i was set to the IP that wasnt working. :/

 

[corkyg]

Sometimes common sense rules. You are now on the path to further enlightenment. Experience is a great teacher. Good move!

 

[Paperlantern]

I have a Firebox x10e as well, they are no picnic to configure, I can't even get mine to let RDP through so i can remote desktop to my server from elsewhere. I miss that a ton because i used to use it almost daily. Though the forward for my web server works fine and its configured the same way, so i was at a loss and have since given up for a while. What version are you running?

 

[Fayd]

I have a Firebox x10e as well, they are no picnic to configure, I can't even get mine to let RDP through so i can remote desktop to my server from elsewhere. I miss that a ton because i used to use it almost daily. Though the forward for my web server works fine and its configured the same way, so i was at a loss and have since given up for a while. What version are you running?

10.2.9

i tried updating it, but my livesecurity subscription is out of date.

i wont be buying a watchguard product again. if i cant do firmware updates whenever i want, then yeah...fuck that.

 

[Paperlantern]

Yeah, that'sWatchguards business model, they have Planned obsolescence with all of thier stuff. Could always get an old x700 that just went out of service for under $100 and load pfsense on it. I'm looking at doing that with a x700 we just retired here at the office.

 

[pcgeek11]

Dude I hate the title of your post. It sound like some yahoo...

My intarweb is broken...

You don't have an internet; Al Gore does.

pcgeek11