Router question

I know this has probably been asked a thousand times, but how do you host a game behind a Linksys router? I am not sure how to disable the firewall. I cannot host NASCAR 2003 or Soldier of Fortune II while the router is plugged in. When I unplug it all is well. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. Sondog

You have to open the specific ports as outlined in the readme.txt or server.txt files in the install directory "Sondog" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hzD5a.235717$[email hidden]...

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> I know this has probably been asked a thousand times, but how do you host a > game behind a Linksys router? I am not sure how to disable the firewall. I > cannot host NASCAR 2003 or Soldier of Fortune II while the router is plugged > in. When I unplug it all is well. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. > > Sondog > >

Sondog, You can either open up the specific ports, or you can go into the DMZ and just move your computer out from behind the firewall. The linksys routers let you do it either way. Joel Willstein -- "If you can leave black marks on a straight from the time you exit a corner till the time you brake for the next turn , then you have enough horsepower." Mark Donohue "Sondog" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hzD5a.235717$[email hidden]... > I know this has probably been asked a thousand times, but how do you host a > game behind a Linksys router? I am not sure how to disable the firewall. I > cannot host NASCAR 2003 or Soldier of Fortune II while the router is plugged > in. When I unplug it all is well. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. > > Sondog > >

On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 05:06:21 GMT, "Sondog" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I know this has probably been asked a thousand times, but how do you host a >game behind a Linksys router? I am not sure how to disable the firewall. I >cannot host NASCAR 2003 or Soldier of Fortune II while the router is plugged >in. When I unplug it all is well. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. > >Sondog >

Sondog: The other guys are correct but perhaps you need a little more direct help. Log onto your router (http://192.168.1.1) . click on the ADVANCED tab and then the FORWARDING tab. in the first service port range field enter 32766 in the second service port range field enter 32809 in the protocol select UDP enter your IP address of the server machine in the address field Click on Apply and you are good to go for allowing a full field race. I think forwarding ports is a bit safer than putting your whole machine into the DMZ ... Read the server.txt file in your nascar directory to get all the other info.

Thanks for the info. "ralph hartman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 05:06:21 GMT, "Sondog" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >I know this has probably been asked a thousand times, but how do you hosta > >game behind a Linksys router? I am not sure how to disable the firewall.I > >cannot host NASCAR 2003 or Soldier of Fortune II while the router isplugged > >in. When I unplug it all is well. Any advice is appreciated. Thankyou.

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> > > >Sondog > > > Sondog: > The other guys are correct but perhaps you need a little more direct > help. > Log onto your router (http://192.168.1.1) . click on the ADVANCED tab > and then the FORWARDING tab. > > in the first service port range field enter 32766 > in the second service port range field enter 32809 > in the protocol select UDP > enter your IP address of the server machine in the address field > > Click on Apply and you are good to go for allowing a full field race. > I think forwarding ports is a bit safer than putting your whole > machine into the DMZ ... > > Read the server.txt file in your nascar directory to get all the other > info.