Topic: problem with a hardware router firewall

[PGC Graakna]

Here are the settings I have been using for my router, and it seems to be working. There are also some ms directplay server settings that may be coming into play that need to be set.

dplaysvr 47624 UDP & TCP
dpnsvr   6073  UDP
dyna     2300-2400 UDP & TCP

There are alos a number that are set for gamespy to run.

gsa 6500 UDP & TCP
gsa 6515 UDP
gsa 13139 UDP
gsa 27900 UDP

Hope this helps

[[ISC]Phaser]

same problem im  having sorry I cant help.I getting rid of dsl and going with cable. Less hassle.

dsl modems need to be bridged to host games on gsa and to be able to draft or get drafted on d2, just call your tech support and have them walk u through bridging the modem (its very simple) if they ask why you want to bridge just say i caint host multiplayer games....

[Bonk]

2300-2400, 47624 are all that is required for D2 or tcp/ip play.

Do not use the DMZ and port forwarding at the same time.

If using the DMZ and the local DHCP server then be aware you may need to change the DMZ host IP address regularly.

Do you have a manual for your router? Read it.

I dont have a local DHCP.

I have those ports open, no go.

Have you configured your local IP address manually? If not, you have a local DHCP server.

[KBF-Kurok]

believe me guys when i said i tried everything. They ended up telling me i needed this that and the other thing. only problem is it was gonna cost me more than cable so im on cable no and not even a hicup.

[GDA-S'Cipio]

I had this trouble starting about 18 months ago.  Before that, my LINKSYS router worked perfectly.  (And yes, I tried updating the frimware.)

If I'm using my router, performance varies.  I get the *best* results if I forward all relevant ports to my game machine, and put *nothing* on the DMZ.   But even then there are still problems.  Some people I simply cannot draft nor be drafted by.  The draft counts out and we wind up back on the map.

This problem seems to *mostly* occur when I tro to interact with  people on dialup.  If they are on cable I seem to be able to draft or be drafted by them much better.  I thought I was alone for a while, but then I learned Kroma was having the same problem.  He had to take his router out of the connection to connect reliably.

If I take my router offline and plug straight into the cable modem, my problems vanish.  I don't like to do this however, since if I forget to hook things back up then the family can't use the rest of the LAN.  It also keeps me from running a server on one machine and playing on another, as I used to be able to do.

I'm wondering if I need a new router.   

-S'Cipio

[Dfly]

strongly recommend a switch over a router if you decide to upgrade.

[FA Frey XC]

Just multihome your gaming machine.

Get a second NIC, a switch, and you are good to go.

Might need to ask your ISP if you need to pay for an additional IP / Computer account. Some give you three for default, some make you pay for anything over 1.

Cablemodem goes to the switch's "uplink".
Router goes to switch.
Second NIC in your puter goes to switch. First NIC in your puter goes to Router, so you can still communicate with your internal machines behind the router / firewall.

Set your internal NIC (the one going to the Router) to a static IP that does NOT include a Gateway address, nor DNS. This interface is just to communicate with your LAN machines.

Disable - not UNINSTALL -  ( just remove the check mark next to each protocol) the following on the 2nd NIC's interface in Windows (Win XP is referenced here):

On the Connection properties window

1.  Client for Microsoft Networks
2. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks

Click on the "Properties" Tab, then click on the "Advanced" Tab, then click on the "WINS" tab.
Disable NetBIOS over TCPIP - NOTE : DO NOT DO THIS ON THE INTERFACE that you have connected to the Router, or you will NOT be able to communicate with the LAN machines.

Now you are running only a TCPIP stack on your primary interface to the internet.

I've been running in this configuration for over 2 years, and never been hacked, etc. etc.

I do run current AV software on my box, but no software firewall, etc.