Where is the router's web interface?

[tkl]

I had follow the steps at PortForward.com

I have obtained ip, subnet mask, default gateway addresses; however, both the default gateway and name server have the same addresses, and so PortForward.com said "Log into your router's web interface, and look at your router's status page. On that page you should see an entry for DNS Servers, or Name Servers"

The problem is where is my "router's web interface"? and what is that?

Sorry if it sounds simple. and Thanks!

[Firon]

Generally, visiting the gateway address in your browser is how you access it.

[tkl]

Oo ok thanks! I think i found the DNS even though i don't have an alternative one.

However, another problem arises...

I had followed all the steps on portforward.com but when i try to connect, it won't. Instead, this comes up (again):

Checking port 63672 on wan ip address...

Error! Port 63672 does not appear to be open.

first of all, i don't know what 96.247.80.138 is.

so can anyone help me?

This is what i have on the 192.168.0.1 site in the advanced section:

PM4 192.168.0.103 UDP 47298/47298 always

PM94 192.168.0.103 UDP 8944/8944 always

Utor1 192.168.0.103 IP (0) 63672/63672 always

Utor2 192.168.0.1 TCP 63672/63672 always

Utor3 192.168.0.33 IP (0) 63672/63672 always

(the Utor1,2,3 i was trying all kinds of ways) (EDIT: right now, i deleted all Utor1,2,3)

Microsoft® Windows DOS

©Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

This is part of my ipconfig /all:

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ...

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :...

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e475:1f47:7e79:62f6%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.33(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

(Hope this doesn't give away any valuable information.. like hackers etc yikes.. if so TELL ME please.. so i'll know next time)

My internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) properties: (currently)

IP Address: 192.168.0.33

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway:192.168.0.1

Preferred DNS: 192.168.1.1

Thanks~

[Firon]

96.247.80.138 is your WAN IP. This IP is what everything outside of your local network sees.

When port forwarding, you need to assign a static IP for your computer. Furthermore, it needs to be set outside of the DHCP range for your router (the router should tell you what range of IPs that is, and also let you configure it).

[tkl]

Outside my DHCP range? So like if my DHCP starts at 192.165.0.100 and ends at 192.165.0.199 then i need to get a IP static address either below 100 or above 199?

I went through the steps the get my static IP, but i guess it doesn't feel like i've gotten it for some reason. Do we choose our own static IP? (well i kind of did, when i first did the ipconfig /all, the ipv4 address was 192.168.0.103 (preferred). Then i somehow changed it to 192.168.0.33, but it didn't work, so i "erased" it by selecting the "obtain the IP address automatically." However, when i did the ipconfig /all again, this time the ipv4 is 192.168.0.33 (preferred), even though i thought i had "erased" it.)

I used the information on the ipconfig /all and put it in the internet protocol version 4 configuration, and at portforward.com it said afterthat i'm "done." So is the static IP the one in my ipconfig /all?

ugh, i'm so confused. technical stuff sigh~

Please help thnx!

btw are the lan and wan ip addresses not my static address?

and how come my wan default gateway and DNS have the same address yet in my ipconfig /all are different?

[Firon]

Yes, you have to manually setup and choose a static IP. You don't do it in your router, you do it in the LAN connection settings on your PC. You don't touch anything related to IP in the router.

Whatever IP you choose is the one that'll show up in ipconfig afterwards.

[tkl]

still not working.. ok... i'll start everything over... I thought i had followed all the steps. so i'll list them to you in order so that you can catch me if i did anything wrong.

1.Went on utorrent preference and received the port for incoming connection: 63672

2.Went to Run ipconfig /all and wrote down all the required addresses:

Microsoft® Windows DOS

©Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\USERS\SANDRA~1>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ShanShanLee-PC

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . :

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e475:1f47:7e79:62f6%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.103(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

C:\USERS\SANDRA~1>

3. went on to network connection properties

4. selected the internet protocol version 4 properties

5. clicked use the following IPs (as given above)--though i don't have an "alternate DNS" server so i left that blank

6. typed in the 192.168.0.103 on the browser but i got this message that "it couldn't connect to the server," so i used the default: 192.168.0.1

7. went on advanced and typed in:

name: Utor1

private:192.168.0.103

protocol type: both

private/public port: 63672

schedule: always

8. clicked apply and then it shows:

name:Utor1

private IP: 192.168.0.103

protocol: IP (0) 63672/63672

schedule: always

and then it said i'm "done," but when i checked i still have the yellow triangle saying" no incoming connections"

what did i do wrong??

[rhuizen]

This is what i think.

You are using now ip address 192.168.0.103 for your pc.

Set in your router (//192.168.0.1)

192.168.0.103 TCP 63672/63672 always

Check on your system if the windows firewall is running.

Yes add then this port (63672) to it.

Now test the connection again.

regards,

Raoul

[tkl]

i tried that. it didn't work.

My firewall was off all this time i had been testing the port.

I don't know why the steps tell me to put "both" instead of just TCP but i tried both ways too and no luck.

Any other problems might this happen?

sigh~ this is so complicated...

[rhuizen]

Is there a Virus scanner running with firewall options?

Yes, test the connection by turning this off.

Does it work?

No, turn it back on

Yes, ajust the setting so that you can turn it on.

(Hope this doesn't give away any valuable information.. like hackers etc yikes.. if so TELL ME please.. so i'll know next time)

You can change the ip address 96.247........ in to "WAN IP address".

If you don't wont that the neighbour will use your Wireless network remove the info bellow with EDIT in this forum:

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Ath......

Physical Address. . . . . . . . .: Plus the code

[tkl]

I turned it off and back on. it didn't work. I have ESET NOD32 smart security along with window defender, window security system and mcafee (but subscription expired so.. it's not working and i turned it off already too)

Now another problem arises.. i can't get to the 192.168.0.1 site. this is what it says: "Safari can't open the page "http://192.168.0.1/". The error was: "unknown error" (kCFErrorDomainWinSock:10054) Please choose Report Bugs to Apple from the Help menu, note the error number, and describe what you did before you saw this message." i can get to other sites just fine/connection's fine, but not this one/ the one to my router.

So weird.

[warunanc]

what is your OS ? Vista/XP

[tkl]

Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic

[rhuizen]

You can't connect to the router (with the wireless network connection).

Did you ever try to connect with a utp cable?

And go to //192.168.0.1

If i have this kind of problems i always try to connect by a cable.

What al the time works.

I have no experiance with Vista, with that i can't help you.