joeharvey Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Ok. I can't for the life of me figure out why I can't get a green light on uTorrent. I have tried forwarding and triggering ports on my router, a Linksys WRK54G. I followed the guide for the router at www.portforward.com exactly. I set up a static ip for my PC. When I use the utorrent port checker it says the port is not forwarded correctly despite my efforts. Error! Port 48701 does not appear to be open.I'm using Windows XP SP2. I have AVG anitvirus installed.Here's the kicker. I connected my PC to my modem, Embarq EQ-660R, directly and it still tells me the port is not forwarded correctly. I have no firewalls installed and Windows Firewall is disabled. My ISP is Embarq, which I don't think is on the bad ISP list. Any idea what my problem is? Thank you in advance for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 While your computer is connected directly to the modem...Start > Run > cmd /k ipconfig /allWhat is the gateway IP address for your LAN connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeharvey Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 My Default Gateway is 192.168.2.1 whilst directly connected to the modem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Connect to that IP address in your browser -- see anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeharvey Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yes. I see the control panel for my modem. [ul][li]Wizard Setup[/li][li]Wizard Setup[/li][li]Advanced Settings[/li][li]Password[/li][li]LAN[/li][li]WAN[/li][li]NAT[/li][li]Dynamic DNS[/li][li]Time and Date[/li][li]Firewall[/li][li]Remote Management[/li][li]UPnP[/li][li]Maintenance[/li][li]System Status[/li][li]DHCP Table[/li][li]Diagnostic[/li][li]Firmware and Factory Reset[/li][/ul]Ok. Now, I disabled the firewall. I went into the NAT configuration where the choices were either None or SUA only. So I edited the details of SUA only and added my port to the list. I also enabled all the setting on the UPnP page: "Enable the Universal Plug and Play(UPnP) Service" "Allow users to make configuration changes through UPnP" and "Allow UPnP to pass through Firewall" After every single thing I changed I checked to see if the port was forwarded but to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Check the modem configuration for any PPPoE settings, and make sure you copy them down. Afterwards, set the modem to bridge mode and see if your port remains unforwarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeharvey Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I'm sorry I'm not terribly experienced with router and modem work. I can't seem to find any PPPoE settings, and I'm not sure how to set the modem to bridge mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 :\I wouldn't know myself either... The only thing you can do is explore. Is there any reason you need the Linksys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeharvey Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 We have a network set up in my house, and we just purchased the Linksys. Is there any reason I shouldn't need the Linksys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Well, the modem apparently has NAT capability built into it, so having another NAT device is redundant.Check the third link in my signature regarding double NAT (the advanced port forwarding guide). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeharvey Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Ok. I think I understand what the whole double NAT thing is saying. This is what I got from it. I need to forward the port on my modem configuration to my router's IP address. I then need to forward the port on my router configuration to my computer's static IP address. Correct? I'm going to try that now. I will post my results.EDIT>>I edited the NAT configuration on my modem. I checked the DHCP table to see what IP the router was assigned by the modem, and I set the port 60920 open to that address. Then I went in to the router configuration and opened the port for the static IP address I set up for my computer. I still get this message when I checked though.Checking port 60920 on 76.3.199.154...Error! Port 60920 does not appear to be open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 DHCP table...? I don't think the router's IP address on the modem's subnet would show up there... It would show up somewhere else, probably in the router status page, or general/network configuration... Oh, and make sure you set your router to *not* use DHCP to set its IP address, and make it static instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeharvey Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Well, the only thing connected to the modem is the router. So, I'm assuming the IP address the modem shows is the router. Is this not a correct assumption? Ok, I just checked the router status in the router configuration and it was the same as on the DHCP table.Also, I have set up my computer to an IP address outside the router's DHCP range. Is this not a sufficient method? Would it be more successful if I were to disable the router's DHCP server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Nah, no need to disable the DHCP server on the router. I was referring to the router's method of obtaining its own IP, not how it serves IP addresses to devices connected to its subnet. You might still want to set the router to have a static IP address on the modem's subnet, and make sure it's outside the modem's DHCP range too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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