Not Connectable (Vista 64bit)

[ncish7]

I recently purchased a new computer, with Windows Vista 64 Bit OS. On this new computer, I have installed a Belkin Wireless USB Adapter (F5D7050). It is picking up the signal sent out from my router, on my other computer. The router is a Linksys WRT54G. I have the updated firmware DD-WRT v23 SP2. I have turned off the Router firewall, and added utorrent to the list of exceptions on my windows firewall. I have read through the speed guide, and followed the directions, yet I am still not connectable. I believe its a problem with forwarding the ports for my router. If someone could help me with that, or tell me what the problem is, that would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

[DreadWingKnight]

The standard method for portforwarding is listed on http://portforward.com/routers.htm

Variances may be documented on the DD-WRT page.

[ncish7]

Im seeing that I will have to make a static IP. Does it matter what computer I do that from?

[DreadWingKnight]

Yes.

You need to give the computer that will be running uTorrent the static IP.

[ncish7]

Where it says use the following DNS Server adresses... What am I putting there? Where it says IP address, I put in my IPv4 address, which was 192.168.1.124, would that be correct? I just dont know what to put for the DNS options. Thanks, and sorry for my lack of knowledge with this.

[DreadWingKnight]

That's covered in the portforward.com static IP guide

[ncish7]

Ok, now I am still unable to find my name servers. On my router page, for static DNS and local DNS, there is nothing filled out, so how would I know my name servers?

[DreadWingKnight]

Are you looking on your configuration or status page?

[ncish7]

Im looking on the router main page

[DreadWingKnight]

Check the Status page

[ncish7]

Ok, I believe Ive now set up the static IP. For IP address, I put 192.168.1.124, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, and default gateway 192.168.1.1, and for the DNS, i copied the address' that were on the status page. Is that correct?

[DreadWingKnight]

Yes

[ncish7]

Alright, now what would my static IP now be? And Im guessing Ill have to set my router to static IP?

[DreadWingKnight]

Your static IP would be outside of the DHCP range that your router gives out.

You don't need to set a static IP on the router unless it is also behind another router.

[ncish7]

Alright, so knowing my current numbers, what would I put for static ip... so that I can open up ports for utorrent?

[DreadWingKnight]

I would set the static IP on the computer to 192.168.1.24, match up everything else, then set the forwards appropriately.

[ncish7]

I did that, and rebooted, and Im still getting the Not Connectable sign. Was there something I should have set on the router page, other than the port forwarding? What could I have done wrong?