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johny · 02-07-2009, 01:36 PM

SO I have a computer program that uses a certain port. I have to open that port up in windows firewall to make the program work.

now I've got this coupter behind a router. I figured I could just turn the router firewall off, but that still doesn't work.

so I tryed port forwarding. fowarding that port to the local IP of the computer using the program. and it works.

but now the issue is, the router is DCHP, and the computer running this program will change IP's when it's turned on and off with other computers in the network. So the port forwarding will probably only work sometimes. (I've already had another computer take the IP from the first one)

so I guess I'll have to make this computer a static local IP? outside the range of the router DCHP settings. and then forward the router to the static IP so it always works...

What else can I do? I was hoping the settings would be as easy as possible, because the comptuers and routers will be changed often... (sometimes by people who don't know anything) so the more setup needed, the more work everytime they are changed..

02-07-2009, 01:36 PM	#1
johny HELP ME PLS!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: here Posts: 5,793 Thanked 146 Times in 67 Posts Failed 208 Times in 42 Posts	port forwarding. SO I have a computer program that uses a certain port. I have to open that port up in windows firewall to make the program work. now I've got this coupter behind a router. I figured I could just turn the router firewall off, but that still doesn't work. so I tryed port forwarding. fowarding that port to the local IP of the computer using the program. and it works. but now the issue is, the router is DCHP, and the computer running this program will change IP's when it's turned on and off with other computers in the network. So the port forwarding will probably only work sometimes. (I've already had another computer take the IP from the first one) so I guess I'll have to make this computer a static local IP? outside the range of the router DCHP settings. and then forward the router to the static IP so it always works... What else can I do? I was hoping the settings would be as easy as possible, because the comptuers and routers will be changed often... (sometimes by people who don't know anything) so the more setup needed, the more work everytime they are changed..