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router & port problems / Re: I will PayPal $10 to person who can help me port forward...
« on: July 22, 2010, 12:47:45 AM »
Found out the problem with the router.
I had to request a public IP Address from my internet service provider.
Then, I plugged that address into the HFS address bar and used no port (I guess you could use another port besides 80).
It worked fine!
In the process, I figured out why it worked. Outside computer needs to access your public IP addy, then the router routes to the specified computer. At first, I thought people need to access the IP address of the actualy computer that is behind the router (192.168...) rather than the public IP Addy first.
Hope this helps someone.
I had to request a public IP Address from my internet service provider.
Then, I plugged that address into the HFS address bar and used no port (I guess you could use another port besides 80).
It worked fine!
In the process, I figured out why it worked. Outside computer needs to access your public IP addy, then the router routes to the specified computer. At first, I thought people need to access the IP address of the actualy computer that is behind the router (192.168...) rather than the public IP Addy first.
Hope this helps someone.

I will PayPal $10 to the person who can help me port forward.