I don't know if I have the right forum here, or even the right web site, but there is a lot of technical expertise at LQ, so I figure someone can help me.
I may be in the market for a new wireless router (actually, one of those cheap NAT boxes with a switch and access point built into it, if you want to be technical).
I currently use a Linksys box and love it, but it only does 802.11B, and I am beginning to feel the strain of the bandwidth limitations. I am nearly ready to kick up to G. But that is not the whole reason I am considering the switch.
I really like Bittorrent/Azureus. I use them a lot (for legal purposes only, of course
). Its a great way to d/l a linux iso and not have to worry about the integrity of the file.
The catch is that Azureus requires certain TCP/UDP ports to be open, and the NAT box blocks all but a few. The only way to open any other ports on my Linksys box (that I know of) is to use the port forwarding and have the port(s) forwarded to a specific address on the network. Then, to use Azureus I have to give the computer running it a static address on the network for the port to be forwarded to.
This works fine for one machine, but what if I want to have Azureus running on more than one computer? To make things even more complicated, my laptop moves back and forth between a docking station and being 'free' (using a wireless PC card). The address changes when it moves.
Is there a way that I can open up the required ports for all computers on my network? If not, what NAT/AP/Switch on the market WILL allow me to?
TIA
J