port forwarding question

OldOfEvil · 09-23-07, 04:56 PM

Newbie here, got a question.

I have a 2Wire modem/router and want to setup port forwarding so I can use bittorent. 2 other computers share the connection, and the users also want to use bittorent. Would it be ok/good to forward the same port for all 3 computers to use on their respective bittorent app?

Sycario · 09-23-07, 06:16 PM

If you have to forward ports, change the ports the clients use and forward the 3 different ones to each computer that uses the port.

retsam · 09-23-07, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldOfEvil

Newbie here, got a question.

I have a 2Wire modem/router and want to setup port forwarding so I can use bittorent. 2 other computers share the connection, and the users also want to use bittorent. Would it be ok/good to forward the same port for all 3 computers to use on their respective bittorent app?

whats the router?

OldOfEvil · 09-23-07, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by retsam

whats the router?

It is a 2Wire 2700 HG-D, it was provided by my ISP Qwest.

retsam · 09-24-07, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldOfEvil

It is a 2Wire 2700 HG-D, it was provided by my ISP Qwest.

no, you cannot forward the same ports back to multiple computers....why would you want to do that anyways? do you have the firewall turned on? if so why not just turn on NAT then let it take care of it for you?

OldOfEvil · 09-24-07, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by retsam

no, you cannot forward the same ports back to multiple computers....why would you want to do that anyways? do you have the firewall turned on? if so why not just turn on NAT then let it take care of it for you?

Right.

Thats why I opened my initial post "Newbie here, got a question."

I know very little about networking. /shrug

retsam · 09-24-07, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by OldOfEvil

Right.

Thats why I opened my initial post "Newbie here, got a question."

I know very little about networking. /shrug

well TBH there is a way of doing it just not with the router you have....

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