Topic: How Do I Open Up Port On My Router (Read 121 times)

thomes08 · « **on:** November 07, 2003, 05:53:00 AM »

Hey i just got Rainbow Six 3 and i want to play it through xlink and it wants me forward to ports to the local IP of this computer. I have a d-link router if that helps. How do i do thank? thanks a bunch guys!!

thomes08

chefelf · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2003, 09:34:00 AM »

Do you know how to access your Router's admin panel? There should be something called "port forwarding" or something similar. I use LinkSys and SMC so I'm not familiar with the D-Link setup... every brand has different admin panels.

jz28 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2003, 11:08:00 AM »

QUOTE (thomes08 @ Nov 7 2003, 10:53 AM)

Hey i just got Rainbow Six 3 and i want to play it through xlink and it wants me forward to ports to the local IP of this computer. I have a d-link router if that helps. How do i do thank? thanks a bunch guys!!

thomes08

take a look at the site:

www.xboxlink.co.uk

there is some info about the most common routers on there.

snivlem · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2003, 07:30:00 AM »

I'm also having some problems. I have a linksys router and I can't access the generic web based ui.

I type the ip in the address area like it says and I get a time out.

I've already tried resetting the router and that doesn't work.

tried turning off the firewall but get nothing.

any ideas?

Madgame · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2003, 08:19:00 AM »

Have you ever accessed the web based ui for your router? Is the router connected correctly? What's the ip you are typing in?

dfunked · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2003, 10:59:00 AM »

If you've got DHCP assigned, check your little computer icon in the corner (this is with XP), and click the 'Support' tab. Look under 'Gateway'. That's the IP of your router.

snivlem · « **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2003, 07:29:00 PM »

so I connect to it using the default gateway?

like when I go start>run>cmd>ipconfig and find the ip and the default gateway?

I've typed in the default gateway too and get a time out.

also, I've got xp but i have no idea what little computer you're talking about.

dfunked · « **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2003, 11:33:00 PM »

The icon is the little 2 computers showing a network connection. You probably haven't ticked that box 'Show icon in taskbar when connected'.

That's odd that the default gateway is timing out when you try access it. But yeah the gateway, if assigned by DHCP, will be set to the router's IP.

snivlem · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2003, 08:10:00 AM »

yeah I don't see that little icon at all.

Is there any way to get this working?

snivlem · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:01:00 AM »

anyone have any suggestions on what I can do?

jz28 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2003, 09:14:00 AM »

QUOTE (snivlem @ Nov 11 2003, 01:01 PM)

anyone have any suggestions on what I can do?

go into your network connections folder and go from there.

QUOTE

The icon is the little 2 computers showing a network connection. You probably haven't ticked that box 'Show icon in taskbar when connected'.

That's odd that the default gateway is timing out when you try access it. But yeah the gateway, if assigned by DHCP, will be set to the router's IP.

and do what dfunked said.

dfunked · « **Reply #11 on:** November 12, 2003, 11:26:00 AM »

I think there is a way to do a full factory reset of the router (if you want to to that). Check the manual for more info. Might be your only hope?

snivlem · « **Reply #12 on:** November 12, 2003, 08:57:00 PM »

yeah that's a possibility I guess. Allthough more involved than I should be getting, as I know nothing about routers and setting up connections.

I'll check the manual in the next couple of days to see whether or not the work is less than or equal to my desire to play games on xlink.

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