total newb question...:(

[blakeatwork]

OK, got a router for x-mas, and thought I knew what i was doing....🙂

Wanted to setup a Q2 server, for friends to jump on and play with, so I went to forwarding, and set ports 27910 to forward to my LAN addy. However, and I know this sounds bad, but what addy do i give them to connect to. I checked ipconfig, and founf the DNS IP's, so I had them try either one, without success..

*sigh* I need to do some homework..

 

[sml]

if 1.2.3.4 is your external IP and 192.168.1.1 is your internal:
1.2.3.4:29710 -> 192.168.1.1:29710 is your routing forwarding rule
and you give them 1.2.3.4 to connect to. HTH.

 

[blakeatwork]

OK, I'm pretty sureI followed that. So the external IP would be the DNS server, which is being forwarded to my internal IP. Since I'm using a linksys, I would simply setup 27910 in the service port range, and point it to my internal? And then modify the port tirggering to reflect this?

My apologies if I;'m not too clear, but I'm still rather new..

 

[n0cmonkey]

The DNS server and the external ip are two different things. Go to dslreports.com or myipaddress.com(?) to find out what the external ip address is and give them that ip.

 

[lowtech1]

Quake uses numerous ports range from 26000 to 28000, but you could try 27920, 27930 & 27940.

 

[mcveigh]

couldn't he forward a range of ports to the server?

 

[lowtech1]

<< couldn't he forward a range of ports to the server? >>



yes he could just open his network to 0:65000 ports, but that would defeat the purpose of having a router/firewall.

 

[mcveigh]

uh....... how bout range from 26000 to 28000?:Q