Alright guys, I have a small home network that consist of 2 computers. I have cable, and in order to give both of them the cable, I use a LinkSYS/Cisco Router. It has a built in firewall and I thought it was the reason why I could not connect to basically anything. Such as Nitto 1320, Game Spy, Counter-Strike, etc. You name it, it does not work. So, I purchased another Router, and tried it, Same results. I then tried a Switch, same results. So, now Im back to the LinkSYS/Cisco Router. The one thing strange thing about this whole thing is, everything still works on the other computer. We are in no way hooked up different. Both using the same setup, but everything on the other computer works, and mine dosent. My question to you guys is, what can I do? The main purpose of this computer is to play games and do such things, and due to this problem, I cannot do any of them. Also, Im running Windows XP. So is the other computer. If you need any more info, let me know.

Thanks guy

- Vincent

 

I'm guessing the router is forwarding all incoming requests to the "other" computer (the one that works). You should be able to configure the router to forward stuff to the computer you play games with instead.

Just a guess, at this point.

 

A couple of thoughts off the top of my head - don't know how much they're gonna help:

* Have you checked to see if the one that does work is in the router's DMZ? That would probably be the quickest explaination for why it works on one and not the other.

* Are you running the built-in firewall in XP or any other software firewall for that matter (Symantec, BlackICE, ZoneAlarm)? To check the built-in XP firewall go to Start, Control Panel, then Network Connections. Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you want to protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection. On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, to disable Internet Connection Firewall, clear the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box.

* I don't receommend doing this for more than a minute, but you might consider connecting the computer that doesn't work directly to the cable modem to see if everything starts working. If it does, then it's probably the firewall. If not, then it's the computer. Again, don't leave it this way for more than a minute - even then, it still has some risk.

* I don't do a lot of online gaming, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of games need you to manually open ports in the firewall. If you google the game name and the term "firewall ports" you'll probably find out which ports need to be open.

 

Trying some of these things now...

 

need more info.

do you have a single static IP? or a LAN-block assigned to you?

 

Have you setup the router to work with your games or programs? Or was this your first time working with this router?
All programs going across the internet use what are called ports.
If you have never set your router up before then you should not have the "DMZ" option on. By default it is off. You may need to setup a "port forwarding" option on your router.
You can visit the websites related to your games or programs and find out what port numbers they run on. Then you have put those port numbers into your router.

The DMZ option works great and is EASY to setup, but you can only DMZ one PC.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Drunken_Monk
Have you setup the router to work with your games or programs? Or was this your first time working with this router?
All programs going across the internet use what are called ports.