Network IP Issue
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Network IP Issue
Hi.
I'm going to start a server, but I have 3 computers on a network, all sharing the IP address 80.255.59.69. They have different local IP address (192.168.123.1,192.168.123.2,192.168.123.3).
Anyway, I'm onlly starting a server on my windows (192.168.123.2), so I'd like to know how to specify THIS computer in the server address.
Can someone please tell me how to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Martin Simpson aka The Guardian
I'm going to start a server, but I have 3 computers on a network, all sharing the IP address 80.255.59.69. They have different local IP address (192.168.123.1,192.168.123.2,192.168.123.3).
Anyway, I'm onlly starting a server on my windows (192.168.123.2), so I'd like to know how to specify THIS computer in the server address.
Can someone please tell me how to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Martin Simpson aka The Guardian
Whatever is doing the routing from the internet connection to your network needs to forward all requests on the port you run the server on (5154?) to the internal ip address the server is running on(192.168.123.2).
Some routers call this port forwarding, tho' really it is called Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT).
Some routers call this port forwarding, tho' really it is called Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT).
you cant host a server with an ip begining with 192. thats your internal ip or your network ip. go to http://www.whatsmyip.org to find out your computer ip. also read through some threads to find things on servers.
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the make is the manufacturer, in your case linksys
ok: explainations
DNAT (Also Know As "Port Forwarding" and "Static Routes") is a system that router use to distribute GLOBAL connections for services to cirtain LOCAL IPs on a network.
for example you have three computers on a network and you want all incoming GLOBAL connections to bzflag on 80.255.59.69:5154 to go to a server on machine with the local IP: 192.168.123.2.
all the connections go to the router and then the router sends that connection through to one of the three connected computers. so the router needs to know which one to send it to. in your port forwardding, or static routes settings, simply put the IP address you need to send it to - the one running the server. then any body connecting to port 5154 on your global ip address will actually be connecting through to a computer on your local network.
correct me if i am wrong people.
ok: explainations
DNAT (Also Know As "Port Forwarding" and "Static Routes") is a system that router use to distribute GLOBAL connections for services to cirtain LOCAL IPs on a network.
for example you have three computers on a network and you want all incoming GLOBAL connections to bzflag on 80.255.59.69:5154 to go to a server on machine with the local IP: 192.168.123.2.
all the connections go to the router and then the router sends that connection through to one of the three connected computers. so the router needs to know which one to send it to. in your port forwardding, or static routes settings, simply put the IP address you need to send it to - the one running the server. then any body connecting to port 5154 on your global ip address will actually be connecting through to a computer on your local network.
correct me if i am wrong people.
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