Port wont open?

[calumc]

Hi, I've been using µtorrent for quite a while now and everything was working perfectly until last night when i decided i'd try and set up my netopia router for a static ip.

I got all that set up fine but i noticed that my port wasnt open. I tried all i could think of and eventually gave up and reset everything to factory settings.

But when i set up the NAT again the port wasnt open, ive tried countless numbers of ports and i can't get anything to work.

Can someone please help me?

[DreadWingKnight]

When you set up the static IP, did you set your computer's IP inside or outside of the range the router gives out?

[calumc]

i've abandoned all hope of a static ip, i think my isp has done something to disable them.

everything is now reset to factory settings (apart from the NAT)

[DreadWingKnight]

Static IP for port forwarding is NOT for the router. It is for your computer.

Now please, answer the question.

[calumc]

to be honest im now not quite sure what i did, im connected to the router via a wireless usb stick and i think i just tried everything until i got something to work, i could get a connection perfectly but the port wasn't open.

I have the settings on the computer reset also.

[DreadWingKnight]

What model netopia router is it specifically.

[calumc]

its a 2247-02 and i've just upgarded it to 7.7.0r6 to try and fix the problem

[DreadWingKnight]

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netopia/2247NWG-VGx/Utorrent.htm

When setting up the static IP for your computer, did you set it up inside or outside the range specified in the DHCP server section?

[calumc]

im not sure, but i reset all tcp/ip setting afterwrds

[DreadWingKnight]

Many routers will refuse to forward within the DHCP range. Yours is probably one of them.

[calumc]

well i had everything working perfectly for ages before last night.

Is there anthing i can do to fix the problem?