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May 11, 2003 at 7:41 am #13377ErichMember
due to my cable router i cant directly connect anymore, nor send files to people on aim, or pretty much do anything like that (P2P programs act up too). I heard that switching a port here and there might do something, but thats where im lost w/ computers. Any help?
May 16, 2003 at 1:16 am #96476DavidParticipantTry to configure the DMZ host, or use port forwarding.
May 17, 2003 at 6:58 am #96478ErichMemberthanks for the response. Seems like port forwarding didnt help the P2P programs or aim. hm, i’ll keep trying.
May 17, 2003 at 12:14 pm #96475BrianMemberI don’t know if this would be any of help for you. I got this off a bulletin-board.
How many of you have trouble direct connecting while behind a Cable/DSL Router. I use to have that problem. But not anymore (if I initiate the connection). Here is what you do if you have Win2K or higher. Please note, this only works if you are using a static IP addresses for the computer(s) that you want AIM Direct Connect to work.
Go onto your router configuration program and find your WAN IP address. This is the IP address that your cable/dsl company issues you.
*Go into you Network Control Panel
*Select your Network Adapter and go to Properties
*Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties
*Click on Advance
*Under IP Adresses, click ADD.
*Type in the IP Address from step 1.If you still can’t Direct Connect to someone, go to your router configuration, go to your DMZ setup, and enter the computer’s IP address.
If your WAN address changes (this is more prone to happen with DSL than Cable), you will have to change the address in the advance section of your TCP/IP properties everytime you want to Direct Connect.
May 22, 2003 at 4:48 am #96477ErichMemberawsome, thanks, i’ll check it out and report back when i can 🙂
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