punlman Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've read all the FAQs.... question by question.... and all the tutorials too....My question is:What if I don't WANT to go to all the trouble of configuring a static IP address inside my router, etc...?It still seems to work... Kinda... Most of the time?What are the consequences of me NOT doing "Port Forwarding"?Will it break?Will it not work at all?Will it not make some connections, or not re-connect to previous connections?What is the WORST thing that will happen if I refuse to do "port forwarding"?This doesn't seem to be addressed anywhere...All the FAQs & tutorials make it sound as though it's just absolutely mandatory... Meanwhile, I have three computers busy downloading like mad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 http://bt.degreez.net/firewalled.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punlman Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Wow! VERY nice answer.... Illustrated elegantly too... I am impressed! Thanks.Alright, now I understand more about why it's important to open your ports.I still have the portforward.com instructions printed out and sitting here...Where I left off was...The stumbling block I came upon, which was: What *is* the easiest way to find out your DNS Servers (Name Servers) -- without having to call my ISP on the phone and alert them to what I'm doing?(I have an "Actiontec GT704WG" DSL modem/router from Verizon in NYC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 startr>run> types CMD.EXE > in the window type ipconfig /allYour DNS will be listed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punlman Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Yes, but...According to http://portforward.com/networking/static-xp.htm ..."If the Default Gateway is the same ip address as the Name Servers... then the router is acting as a proxy server between the ACTUAL Name Servers and my computer...." (and this appears to be the case for me.)They continue...."We need to have the Correct Name Server ip addresses. If we do not, you will not be able to browse the web." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Is it in the status section of your router control panel? just a guess, I'm not familiar with actiontec routers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
µtorrent-Guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 ""We need to have the Correct Name Server ip addresses. If we do not, you will not be able to browse the web.""I don#t know on what routers the guy tried that, but in all MY years of experience with NAT/Routers and such things i never had a problem to browse the web whe the default gateway and dns address was the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punlman Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 They are the same IF your router is acting as a proxy server between the ACTUAL Name Servers and your computer...IF you decide to change your configuration to have a static ip address within your network, you have to put in the ACTUAL Name Servers from your ISP....At least that's how I understand it to work.But I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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