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Port Forwarding trouble

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BDKblackbelt

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May 19, 2009
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Hey Guys,
I really need some help forwarding ports to my semi-new iMac. I got my iMac back in September and I've been trying to forward my ports since then but have unsuccessfully done so. I've followed every guide i can find but still i dont know what i've done wrong. I have a Belkin N+ router. I think that I managed to give myself a static IP bbut from there i can't get anything to forward. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
 
I'm trying to forward my ports so that Vuze will download faster. I tried portforward.com and when i check my ports using the port checker provided by no-ip.com it says that the aren't open. Any Help?
 
You say that you think that you have managed to give yourself a static ip. Are you sure that the settings for that are correct and that you do have a static ip. :)
 
Hi,

Guide to opening up your router to allow P2P and file-sharing programs like BitTorrent to function properly. For those of you looking to at last find out how to make that darn router work and finally “forward” those darn “ports,” I’ill walk you through the process step by step using language and pictures that will make even the most basic of users able to understand the process.
Now there are a variety of different routers out there, each of course having a different user interface that one must access to make changes to the router. The two most common routers used by individuals are the Linksys and Netgear models. As such, these are the two models I intend to cover, but with a basic detail of how to access and port forward them all.
 
i finally figured out my own problem after posting a similar post on port forwarding on soulseek, this is what you need to check out...go System Preferences>Security>Firewall>Set Access for specific services, then click on the "+" sign, add the program you want to port forward>allow all incoming connections, then restart your whole computer it should work, hopefully.

It seems people fail to mention that the firewall may be the issue after you've done everything right, which seemed to be my case.

I found this guide helpful even though i'm using a different program, it mentions the firewall a bit http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/PortForwardingGuide
 
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