I've tried everything, several times...and port forwarding just won't work. Is it possible that this is a network card problem? I've run out of ideas.

Thanks

-RoaCh

Not if you get traffic at all...

What have you tried, exactly?

Here is my ifconfig output:

Firstly, I'll say that I'm not too experienced with networking, but I think I understand the just of it.

Say I want to forward port 21 to my internal ip

I goto 192.168.1.1 and then goto port forwarding.

I forward port 21 to 192.168.1.47 (which I think is correct?)

Still...no go. I've tried forwarding ports for azureus as well *bit torrent client*...but no affect.

I've also tried creating a static ip, and forwarding ports to that...but still, nothing.

I was starting to think that maybe it was my DSL provider's problem...Qwest DSL...but we recently moved so we switched to Verizon DSL. Still...same problem. The modem I am currently using is a Westell VersaLink Model 327W. It's a router/gateway type thing, so it can connect up to 4 computers to it. Forwarding ports doesn't work in Linux.or Windows. So either I'm doing something wrong all along or there's something else wrong :S.

As of now I'm totally confused.

I hope I understand your problem correctly =\

Port Forwarding is used for *incoming* connections (like ssh, ftp, apache, etc.), which helps your 'puter act as a server if it's behind a router. But in the case of bit-torrent clients, limewire, etc., port forwarding shouldn't be necessary since the application establishes and maintains connections on its own.

But configuring your router to port forward isn't enough to make it work. You'll have to open the respective ports on your home box as well, which allows it to listen for traffic on those ports and take action when necessary. For example, FTP uses port 21; you'll need to modify the appropriate ftp files (depending on which app you're using for it, like proftp, etc) to activate the service. Use google to find howto docs if you don't know which files are which.

Or just ignore my advice if I misunderstood your problem

I'll try that..thanks...I'm not even certain of my problem...lol.

One of my problems is i've been trying to run an ftp server...but it uses my computer's ip number (192.168.1.47 or whatever)...not the public one. SO I Guess I have to have ports forwarded to that Ip number. I've tried several times and it just doesn't seem to do anything.

Also as said above..bit torrent clients. They work...but slowly. It never fully connects...as it says that it needs port 6881 open. When running azereus I get several errors that it can't connect to this port. I believe it's open...but it needs to be forwarded...or so I've been told.

Anyway, I'll do more experimenting...thanks.

-RoaCh

Ohhhhhh! I was messing with port forwarding and got azureus working properly!

What ports do I need to open for someone to be able to connect to my FTP server?

I know 21...but that isn't working. Is there others?

Port 20 for FTP data

Unless the server is trying to talk passive to the clients, in which case it's probably handing back it's internal IP (192.168.1.47) which the client will almost certainly fail to connect to.

Make sure you also set up a static ip on your computer and disable the DHCP server on your router.

And also most p2p software need port forwarding because they can't negotiate with your router. I had to open port 6346.

You'll need to open port 21 on your box. Like I said before, read through the ftp howtos to configure your server. Once you're finished configuring everything, restart the inet1 service. Then you should be in business.