i have a Netgear RT314 router with a 4 port switch and wondering how to setup the filters?

[WyteWatt]

ok i know there is one problem with my netgear router which is no one can join to my quake 3 area game sever when i make one
i tried forwaring the port of quake 3 area which i think is the right port but it didnt work. please tell me the port to forward for quake 3 area if you know it thanks.

Any help can be appreicated
thanks

 

[CoolTech]

port forward ports 27950-27970

then itll work

also, turn on private msgs! lol

 

[MustangSVT]

yeah cooltech hit the spot. that's probably only thing u'll have to do.
you might want to upgrade the firmware to be able to open port range instead of one port at a time.

 

[WyteWatt]

they have new fireware to do a port range instead of one port at a time?
i looked on netgear website and all is saw was a 2000 fireware update i think. i thought i had that one already but i do know i have the one that lets me only open one port at a time up to 12 but 2 already taken.
And what fireware date is the one with where you can set a port range please? like where do i get it? netgear's website?


and is the telnet feature in the netgear router anything good to use like exact features to setup or something ?
thanks

 

[WyteWatt]

hey this is what my fireware update says
V3.24(CA.0) | 2/8/2001
i dont know if thats the latest or not cause if it is i dont know how to do a forward port range cause i only have 10 spots to put ports.

Also how am i able to receieve files from aim and send them ?

and i put my real ip address for all these ports i am forwarding with right?
or i leave ip address as 0.0.0.0?

thanks

 

[WyteWatt]

nevermind i got the new fireware update but i put those port range in and my real ip address from cable modem isp and people still couldnt join my sever
hmm
i will if i can fix it
maybe it was just that person who knows
and what ports do i do in a range or whatever for aim to send files and receive them please

 

[vash]

Here is a somewhat simple solution for your specific needs. Go into menu 15.1 and look for this line:

1. Default Default 0.0.0.0

Change the 0.0.0.0 to your specific IP address of your machine that you are hosting the Quake3 server on. So, yours should look something like:

1. Default Default 192.168.0.2

This will forward all internet traffic to your machine so you can host, aim xfer files, etc. Be warned, it opens your computer up to attacks, so someone could potentially attack your machine easier now that all traffic is to your specific machine. I would not recommend doing this forever, but its a quick fix for most needs. With the 3.25 firmware for the RT314, you can forward port ranges, so I just use that instead.

vash

 

[WyteWatt]

well what ports i forward to send and receive aim files?
thanks

 

[WyteWatt]

?

 

[vash]

<< well what ports i forward to send and receive aim files?
thanks >>

If you follow the previously mentioned post from above, you will send/receive files from AIM just fine. Essentially, you are forwarding all internet traffic to a specific IP address -- this is the typical problem of sending/receing files through AIM/ICQ/whatever IM. You should be able to send/receive files if you forward all ports to your internal IP address.

vash

 

[WyteWatt]

yeah but i was just wondering if there were any ports for me to put in instead so it would be alittle safer. or i cant put like a range of ports for it to work ?

i mean i dont mine doing it the other way but putting a range of ports is alittle safer cause you arent like off the firewall that way as much as the other way.

 

[Chintan]

if you forwarded all your ports to one specific address like mentioned above, and if you had another computer on the router with a different address, would that other computer be able to connect to the internet as well.. or would all the traffic go towards the specified IP that you forwarded to??

thanks =)

 

[vash]

<< if you forwarded all your ports to one specific address like mentioned above, and if you had another computer on the router with a different address, would that other computer be able to connect to the internet as well.. or would all the traffic go towards the specified IP that you forwarded to?? thanks =) >>

If you forwarded all incoming traffic to one specific machine, it will basically make that computer receive all internet traffic when someone tries to make an incoming request to you. All other computers on the lan would be able to access the internet without any problems (including web/ftp, etc). If someone on your LAN tries to do their own AIM/ICQ first, it'll should work fine, but if someone on the 'net tries to do it first, it may not work.

Your best bets for the ports are to search AIM's support. They have plenty of documentation on how to get through proxy's, etc, so the UDP/TCP ports should be listed there somewhere.

Forwarding all internet traffic is only REALLY done so that you can get some pesky net games to work. I have never had to do it because I know the specific port numbers of things I need to work, but its a quick band-aid that should be used on a temporary basis.

vash