question about netgear router..

Lt. Max

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• May 6, 2002

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i have a netgear router and a cable internet connection, as u know, if u have a router, u cant make a server, now i would like to make a dungeon siege server since my brother is gettin a kicka$$ computer, is it possible to disable certain ports? i think i need to disable like 4..

 

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• May 6, 2002

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You can run any kind of server you want with a router.

Find the port that this game uses, go into the router's configuration utility and forward the ports you need to the computer's local IP address. Works perfectly.

I own a NetGear RT-314 and have run web, FTP and various Half Life engine mod servers behind it.

 

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wow cool thanks!

um so where is the routers config utility at exactly? im kinda lost on that one..

thanks again,

max

 

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Depending on the model you have, you can either telnet into it or access it via the web by connecting to http://192.168.0.1.

If I were you, I would start reading the manual so you'll know exactly what you're doing. You're going to need passwords and such and it's all in there in black and white.

 

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okay ill go check it out, thanks again!

max

 

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The easiest way to throw up a quick server would be to put the server computer into a DMZ, this opens up all ports for that particular computer so you lose security; but its the easiest way to do it if you dont want to have to bother looking up what ports you need to open to play.

Most routers support a DMZ.

 

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um , well i went there and put the default login name and password in there, but i cant see any dmz or whatever settings there.. only shows like uptime and such or smth..

 

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• May 26, 2002

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Which netgear do you have ?

My DMZ setting on my R0318 is in advanced - ports.

I little side note is that some of the Netgear routers, need IE 5.5 or higher for the Web config to work properly.