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Matt Rock
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I don't know how to open the ports on my Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router (with 4-port switch). I can't host online games, namely Battlefield 1942, without opening the ports, or so I'm told by countless people, and now that I'm good and fed up with not being able to host, I really want figure this out. There's no software for the router whatsoever, else I probably could have figured it out. How do I do this? Anyone know?


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http://www.portforward.com

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Your router should have its own webserver running in it so you can configure it with a browser.

Open a a browser and goto: http://192.168.1.1

You should have a username and password. Login in and play with the port forwarding section.

If running Windows XP with its built in firewall you also need to open up the correct incoming ports on your network card.

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Indeed ... RTFM

Seriously, the manual for the router tells you how to do this. Type 192.168.1.1 in IE, enter the password (tells you in the manual), click on advanced settings, and then click on forwarding. Don't forget to enable the forwarding once entered. This may vary a bit depending on your model.

And check the XP settings as mentioned by spooky.

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Posted: 4th May 2006 15:04 Edited at: 4th May 2006 15:05
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Some routers won't have configured your network as 192.168.1.0 though, so if 192.168.1.1 doesn't work, check your IP (open up a command window, type ipconfig). Your router will be whatever your IP is, with 1 as the last digit. For example, my IP on my LAN is 192.168.2.3, so my router IP is 192.168.2.1.

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Posted: 4th May 2006 18:35
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Quote: "Seriously, the manual for the router tells you how to do this."

I'm sure it would if Linksys put a manual in the box with the router All it came with was the router, a power adapter, and a CD that explained how to hook it up (it didn't have any other software on it, and yes, I browsed it trying to find some). I'm not THAT nooby

So I need to try and figure out the login and password... I'll check with linksys. And thanks Ben for the awesome weblink with all the information about games and the ports they use That'll be handy since almost every game I own is on that list. Rockin' the multiplayer as always


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According to many lists on the net, the username is either 'admin' or blank, and the password is usially 'admin'

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My manual was on the CD that told me how to hook it up. Also you can find the manual online most of the time.

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Posted: 5th May 2006 00:53
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yep, manual is on the cd

RTFM!

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Posted: 6th May 2006 22:09
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My manual was NOT on the CD trust me, I checked, lol. I actually had to reset the router because the linksys site told me to, and so now I have access to the port information but the router can't access the internet anyway UGH!!!!


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Whats the model of your router?

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I have the same router.

-open the admin page in a browser, login
-click on the orange advanced button on the top right
-go into Forwarding
-enter port ranges and select tcp or udp or both, and check the enable checkbox
-save the settings

ps to enter a single port in the ranges just enter it twice like:
9999 - 9999

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I have the Linksys BEFSR41 Version 4 four-port router. I did eventually figure out how to forward the ports (thanks mostly to Ben's link) but now something else isn't working when I try to host BF42, something I can't figure out... it just doesn't do anything when I fire up the server.

Somehow, my password wasn't "admin." I had to re-boot the router by holding in the button for 30-40 seconds in order to clear it so it went back to "admin." But since then I changed it and now it works fine. But for whatever reason, I can't launch a BF42 server, which is obnoxious


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Posted: 8th May 2006 17:21 Edited at: 8th May 2006 17:25
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has to be an issue specific to that game. double check what port ranges, and the types (udp,tcp) that are needed. I host TFC and HL2 multiplayer games on occasion and there's a few mixed ranges and types necessary for those (mixes udp and tcp, on various port ranges).

EDIT: Also on that router I did have bios upgrade issues a while back. At that time the latest bios update caused the router to suddenly f-up and need a reboot every so often. I had to downgrade the bios back one release to fix it. This was about a year ago and it could have been since fixed after Linksys was bought out. Check for bios updates for that model (same one I have)

I'm not at home now so I can't check my bios version until later (if you want me to) but the one I am running is about a year old. No problems tho. Let me know

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Linksys probably has a manual on the website. Also, its a linksys so don't expect it to actually work.


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Quote: "Also, its a linksys so don't expect it to actually work.
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Funny, I hear the same about Netgear. I've also used Netgear and can safely say I will not be purchasing anything else from them because of bad hardware and horrible customer service. Is there ANY decent router?

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SMC all the way! I had a 4-port router I used for years without ever having to reboot it even once. I gave it to my brother and bought and SMC wireless router and so far same quality for almost a year now. I did have a slight problem switching them because of some binding issues between the router and the cable modem, but the settings on the router fixed them pretty easily. The menus for setting up the router are nice and clean and organized.


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I use Linksys all the time. Cisco is a top notch brand. Tie between Linksys and D-link for me...

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My old tech support job I had to deal with customers using Linksys routers we provided with the DSL service. I swear at least 10 calls a day were due to those routers failing.


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Posted: 9th May 2006 21:14
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Aside from that bios issue I never had a problem with that linksys, and I also have a 4port + wireless G router, and a wireless G range expander, all from Linksys, all without any problems.

I'm sure every brand out there has their share of users complaining about problems etc.

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Posted: 10th May 2006 23:17
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I work in an electronics store and we sell Linksys, Netgear, and D-link, and from first-hand experience I can tell you that customers tend to bring all three back with questions, comments, or complaints/ repairs in equal volumes.

Application: Batt194
Start: 14567 to End: 14567
Protocol: BOTH
IP Address: The IP of both of the two computers on our home network
Enabled: Checked

Does that sound like I set it up right?


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Quote: "IP Address: The IP of both of the two computers on our home network"


do you mean the IP Address of where the server app is running? Thats what needs to appear in the ip field, and also make sure its the internal address assigned by the router's dhcp server, or its the machine's static ip (however you have your network set up)
People trying to connect need your external ip address assigned to the router by your isp, the router then FORWARDs the all traffic on the specified ports to the single machine running the game server exe.

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I have both computers set up with sequential static IP's (mine ends in a 000, my girlfriend's in a 001). Both of those have the Battlefield ports opened for them. Should I not have it like that? I mean, should I only have one of the computers set up for Battlefield port forwarding?


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[ISP] Assigns your router an IP (is your EXTERNAL IP)
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[ROUTER]holds external IP from ISP, Assigns network pcs thier ip's (or pcs have static ip's)
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[PC1]If this pc is running game server Router needs to forward to this IP
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Did I misunderstand or are you trying to connect two computers on the same local network?

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The computers are connected to each other fine, but I'm trying to host a battlefield 1942 server. I followed the directions from portforward.com to the letter, assigning static IP addresses and whatnot... but the game still isn't hosting just as it didn't before And I don't understand how to actually forward the router... I'm more than a little confused lol


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What I meant was, are you trying to host on one computer and join from another, within the local network? Because that doesn't require port forwarding.

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i think he has a local set of machines, one host bf, the other a client, but also wants to let others from outside join the bf sessions.

Is that right Matt?

If so then I stand behind my last posts but what you said...
Quote: "The computers are connected to each other fine"

worries me.

The computers should not be connected to each other they should be each connected to the router. Do you have some pc to pc internet connection sharing voodoo going on?

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I'm trying to host battlefield 1942 online via one computer and use the other computer to play battlefield either on that server or in a different one, and it's all going through a router. But we can share files through the router between the computers without a problem, and we just discovered that other games, like worms armageddon and Rainbow Six 3, are working hunky-dory... Battlefield apparently hates me


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Battlefield just might have a bad system. First check for patches. When I first got BF1942 back in the day, it didn't like using the internet, though my friend's computer worked straight off. My BF was going through a router, while his was direct to the modem. Try connecting a computer straight through to the modem to see if you're able to host/join like that. (don't remember if this had been suggested.) If anything, that will narrow down the problem, and that would probably mean you messed up somewhere when configuring the router.

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UGH! All of that for nothing! I tried hooking it directly to the net via that TWC cable-modem and while I could use the "create game" option to make a temp game I could NOT create an actual dedicated server. Should I just erase and re-install the server files? Is that even going to help? Or am I just SOL?


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