Using router with p2p programs

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I want to use my router with p2p progras like e-mule and kazza but I can't connect to them. I know that I need to do port forwarding but I have no idea how.

I am using a chronos router.
Model Name: ADSL Router (For Conexant Chipset)

Any help would be appreciated.
 
gerund - I recommend you search through previous topics and posts on this forum.

Google is your friend!
 
I have looked at previous topics. I found a few topics about port forwarding but none of them help for my router.

Maybe this info will help people help me. It is from my router confuguration page.

For bridge filtering I have to enter theese three things.

Source MAC* | Destination MAC* | TYPE**

* MAC address should looks like 000002fa6fab
** TYPE is Ethernet type should looks like a5ff

Under Virtual Server It gives me this.

Public Port | Private Port | Port Type(TCP/UDP) | Host IP Address

I don't know what to enter for these things.

Can anyone explain?
 
U want to concentrate on Virtual Server setup (port forwarding from what it shows there)
 
Can you tell me what to fill in for a p2p program. What do I fill in for each heading?
 
It depends on the p2p software & server you want to use.

Public Port == Your Router's Port that incoming p2p incoming connections will be forwarded from.

Private Port == Port on your PC that your p2p s/w will accept incoming connections on (forwarded from your router).

Port Type (TCP/UDP) == normally TCP

Host IP Address == I think this is your PC's IP address, maybe try 192.168.0.1, but it really depends on how your pc is setup with DHCP & the like.
 
please explain the idea of port-fowarding to me, are you changing the routers incoming port to output as another one? for example, to optimise torrents, would I map incoming ports 50000 - 50010 to port 6881-6889? Im not sure I understand.
 
Port Forwardingis the process of forwarding packets (either TCP or UDP OR TCP and UDP) from the internet side of the routing device to a specific device (computer, fridge, whatever) so that it has full unrestricted access to process the releavant packets. This is true for P2P and Games. There is however a downside to Port Forwarding and that is that those ports are permanently channeled to the receiving device and a decent firewall should be in place to regulate access. (i.e. those ports are only opened on the device when some form of application requests that they be made available.)
 
I have the modem and havethe same problem with private torrent sites.....I always appear not connectble althoug I do download with my usual speed!!!
I really don't know what to do!!!!

gerund said:
I have looked at previous topics. I found a few topics about port forwarding but none of them help for my router.

Maybe this info will help people help me. It is from my router confuguration page.

For bridge filtering I have to enter theese three things.

Source MAC* | Destination MAC* | TYPE**

* MAC address should looks like 000002fa6fab
** TYPE is Ethernet type should looks like a5ff

Under Virtual Server It gives me this.

Public Port | Private Port | Port Type(TCP/UDP) | Host IP Address

I don't know what to enter for these things.

Can anyone explain?
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For torrents I directed the ports used (6881-6999 - though my router only allows 25 mappings but unless your d/l more than 25 files it should suffice!) to a specific ip address - ie the address of the machine I used for BTorrents - in the Virtual Server Config. it looks like:

ID>>Public Port>>Private Port>>Port Type>>Host IP Addres
1>>6881>>6881>>TCP>>192.168.X.X
2>>6882>>6882>>TCP>>192.168.X.X
and so on and so on . . .

It made a noticeable difference because I have several computers on my LAN - if you only have one then you might not notice an improvement.
 
You brainey okes are all barking up the wrong tree

p2p needs port forwarding as much as a fish needs a bicycle

Def:
p2p or client to client as opposed to client/server.

port forwarding is only used to setup a SERVER on the inside of the firewall.

all p2p programs (decent ones) are designed to pierce fire walls WITHOUT user intervention. the methods used are incompatible with a small minority of NAT firewalls. If you want to read more, look on skype's troubleshooting page there is a link to a progrram that tests this & list which devices are compatible.

if your router has a default DMZ try that, if it works with it set there is probably something wrong with the router software.
 
jake2 said:
You brainey okes are all barking up the wrong tree

p2p needs port forwarding as much as a fish needs a bicycle

Def:
p2p or client to client as opposed to client/server.

port forwarding is only used to setup a SERVER on the inside of the firewall.

all p2p programs (decent ones) are designed to pierce fire walls WITHOUT user intervention. the methods used are incompatible with a small minority of NAT firewalls. If you want to read more, look on skype's troubleshooting page there is a link to a progrram that tests this & list which devices are compatible.

if your router has a default DMZ try that, if it works with it set there is probably something wrong with the router software.
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Bit torrents certainly do benefit from port forwarding if you're behind a router/firewall - well that according to the official website but hey - what do they know.

Ps - my fish says thanks for the bike - its alot easier for him to drive than the tank he was in!
 
gerund said:
I want to use my router with p2p progras like e-mule and kazza but I can't connect to them. I know that I need to do port forwarding but I have no idea how.

I am using a chronos router.
Model Name: ADSL Router (For Conexant Chipset)

Any help would be appreciated.
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4661 TCP eMule
4662 TCP eMule
4665 UDP eMule
4672 UDP eMule
4711 TCP eMule Webserver
65535 UDP eMule Server
2129 TCP Kazaa
6881 TCP/UDP Azureus (Torrent)
 
ID>>Public Port>>Private Port>>Port Type>>Host IP Addres
1>>6881>>6881>>TCP>>192.168.X.X
2>>6882>>6882>>TCP>>192.168.X.X

My ip is 10.0.0.4 and my router is 10.0.0.2. I assume you wrote 192.168.X.X because that is the usual and not because you have to have an IP like that. Is this correct?

Is Host IP adress mine or the routers?

Should Public and private port contain the same thing?

Thanks

P.S. I posted a new thread about this before I saw that this one was still on the page. Sorry about that :(
 
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gerund said:
ID>>Public Port>>Private Port>>Port Type>>Host IP Addres
1>>6881>>6881>>TCP>>192.168.X.X
2>>6882>>6882>>TCP>>192.168.X.X

My ip is 10.0.0.4 and my router is 10.0.0.2. I assume you wrote 192.168.X.X because that is the usual and not because you have to have an IP like that. Is this correct?

Is Host IP adress mine or the routers?

Should Public and private port contain the same thing?

Thanks

P.S. I posted a new thread about this before I saw that this one was still on the page. Sorry about that :(
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The x's are just a place holder - the ip address range you have is fine.IANA set aside 3 blocks of ip addresses for private internets - 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, and the one you are using 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255. There's also one for automatic private ip addressing.

The host address in your case would be 10.0.0.4 - ie your computer.

AFAIK Its best to keep the port numbers the same unless you change them in the actual program.

Basically youre telling your router that any traffic on those ports should be sent directly to the IP you specify.
 
Thanks for the info Bwana. I didnt understand exactl what you meant about the ip adresses. Must I change mine to 10.255.255.255?(Sorry, not very good with the technical side of computers)

I have one more question. I play Frozen Throne sometimes but when I host a game people can't join. I have turned off my firewall so it must be my router. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks
 
jake2 said:
You brainey okes are all barking up the wrong tree

p2p needs port forwarding as much as a fish needs a bicycle

Def:
p2p or client to client as opposed to client/server.

port forwarding is only used to setup a SERVER on the inside of the firewall.

all p2p programs (decent ones) are designed to pierce fire walls WITHOUT user intervention. the methods used are incompatible with a small minority of NAT firewalls. If you want to read more, look on skype's troubleshooting page there is a link to a progrram that tests this & list which devices are compatible.

if your router has a default DMZ try that, if it works with it set there is probably something wrong with the router software.
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if you dont use portforwarding with eMule you only get a lowID and you will never be able to get a decent speed.
 
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