 thechats
join:2008-07-08 | reply to fatness Re: port forwarding
I dont want to appear thick.i use the internet for communication and mainly downloading music. i am able to fight my way through most problems but i do not speak computer.what is router apart from a mchine that sculpures wood.sorry |
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  fourboxers Premium,Mod join:2003-05-04 Scarborough, ON clubs: 
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edit: July 8th, @09:23AM
| A router is a piece of equipment between your modem and your computer. Your modem would be connected to the router and your computer either wired or wireless gets it's connection from the router.
Are you using a firewall?
edit: some modems are a modem/router combination so maybe we should ask what modem you're using |
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| reply to thechats Usually a phone or cable line goes first to a modem. From there it usually either goes directly to your computer or goes to a router, which then goes to your computer.
Both a modem and a router are physical devices which you can look at to see the brand name and model number. That information will help people figure out if you have equipment that will do port forwarding, and how to do it. -- Female monkeys often utter loud, distinctive calls before, during or after sex.. |
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 thechats
join:2008-07-08
| thankyou. I live in thailand and have just subscribed to a thai satellite broadband system. before i connected via a commom mobile phone type device( solomon edge). now I have an ipstar box of tricks sat om my desck and unfortunately all the labels are in thai.( that is worse than coputer speak). if its any use, i use a asus laptop, or notebook as the locals refer. cheers |
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  fourboxers Premium,Mod join:2003-05-04 Scarborough, ON clubs:  | Does this help? »portforward.com/english/routers/···rent.htm |
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 thechats
join:2008-07-08
| fantastic at last someone is not bombarding me with computer geeky stuff. from one yorkshireman to another (although i live in thailand) thankyou very much. this is a simple walk through. i am however not finding the DNS ( there i go .computer speak..a little knowledge is dangerois) server address ( you know the numbers thingy) it didnt show me this when i followed the instructiont hrough in dos |
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  fourboxers Premium,Mod join:2003-05-04 Scarborough, ON clubs:  edit: July 8th, @10:16PM
| Do you mean where it's asking for your private IP?
My mistake I think you're talking about the setting the static IP page? You show no DNS servers from the ipconfig /all page? |
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