For my provider to do it for me, I bet i'd 've to make a long-drawn-out expl as they are not familiar with bitcomet. emule,etc. also have yet to find a s setup guide to go along with the explanation and on top of that they won't be willing to give me the password to the router, the quick solution to my troubles.
to better explain :
My zhone 6212 adsl modem/router was installed by ISP.
At first I thought that the tech would take care of the whole setup including forwarding the ports. He said that all was done in good order and it never ocurred to me to mention about port forwarding, didn't know much about it until later i realized having issues with my applications, so I phoned and brought the matter to their attention and they said shouldn't be an issue as nothing was being blocked, but I don't buy it, first because there was no mention of the word firewall.. which puts their level of expertise to question, and secondly in bitcomet there's a yellow light which indicates a firewall is blocking a port, it might be on their end without realizing as I have checked zonealarm settings and also did a test by disabling it temporally. AND IF it wasn't for the fact that i chose to later setup port forwarding thinking they'd give the password, I'd have surely visualize at the time what the tech typed to logged into the router's configuration page. all i got to see was that the "username = admin" ." but just that. I tried entering the default login data that came with the manufacturer's documentation, and indeed my provider has changed the password. now what? I can't change ISP (cable & wireless), the mainstream adsl provider here in my 3rd world country, panama. besides that, i don't have fiber optic for a cable connection in my area.
with my previous adsl USB modem i didn't have problems with respect to file sharing applications, but now that i switched to ethernet modem/router should i change my current firewall settings for the new device. note that I already rule out zonealarm as the culprit by disabling it as i said somewhere above.
thanks in advance
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UPnP would help you if your application is UPnP aware and I think you need to install the support on your computer too.
You need more than just the URL to log into the router. You need the username and password.
If they're using PPPoE or PPPoA to authenticate you, then you'd require that username and password, if you wanted to use your own router. Most routers support PPPoE or PPPoA, be sure to check prior to purchasing it.
A lot of this is contingent on your ISP allowing you to do it. Make sure you get them on board or start shopping for a new one. I don't know the situation where you are, but there are a lot of providers out there, if you can't get cable or DSL, then maybe satellite might be the way to go. Check out http://www.dslreports.com/
I don't recommend to use UPnP, It really has some major security issues. With your USB cable modem you had an external IP address and was exposed to the entire Internet. DSL router has internal Network Address Translation (NAT) which works with most of unicast applications but has some issues with P2P and some VoIP applications.
In your case I would try to reset the modem to factory settings (see the manual). Then call ISP and say that it's not working. After about 15-30 minutes of troubleshooting they will ask you to reset the router to factory settings and will guide you how to setup PPPoE on your computer and will give you all the passwords if default mode for the router is "bridge". If not they will guide you how to set your router and you will have all the passwords again. If they send a technician grab him and get all your application working.
The router in default mode should not cause any problems from legal point of view because this devices loose configs once in a while.
PPPoE or PPPoA would be on the router. It's a way that ISP use to authenticate their users on their network. That way you can't just plug in any piece of equipment and it'll work. You'll have to log into the router to find it or ask your ISP
Here is more information regarding PPPoE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
and PPPoA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
Ok I'd do this; pretend that is not working but without resetting it yet, and should the techician will be coming, only then I will reset the router to factory settings
>>That way you can't just plug in any piece of equipment and it'll work. You'll have to log into the router to find it or ask your ISP>>
That is, even if I hookup the router to an access point.(bought separately) for wireless, right?
It's a mode when routing part is disabled. You can think about it as a DSL modem. All the logic like uthentication and routing should be behind this device. Let's say if it has an USB port, you can try to use it. The disadvantage is that you have to connect any other computers throug your primary PC which connected to the Internet
If the ISP's router is bridging, it will allow all traffic, but you won't need authentication on your router as it will still be doing this function. It will essentially just be a switch that's authenticating to the ISP. The danger here is that it will allow everything in and out, so be careful if you're connecting your PC directly. I'd personally use my own router/firewall. I don't think that your ISP will do this unless they're very willing to work with you. We had an office setup in this fashion because we needed to do a VPN tunnel between the sites and the ISP router could not allow the tunnel to pass through.
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>>That way you can't just plug in any piece of equipment and it'll work. You'll have to log into the router to find it or ask your ISP>>
That is, even if I hookup the router to an access point.(not ISP supplied) for wireless? if that's true, then how can I or other techician do the wireless part given that it's for my ISP to have the access to the router's?
I thought the original question was P2P port mapping? You can setup an access point for wireless, if that's all you want. That should work fine. That's what I do at home, point in fact, but that won't help you with port mapping. If you setup a router/firewall, it'll complicate your network needlessly and won't accomplish your goals unless you get your ISP to work with you.
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by: Galtar99Posted on 2007-10-04 at 12:22:43ID: 20016965
If the router supported UPnP, then your applications would take advantage of that.
Assuming that the router has a public IP address, then I would simply make the request that you need port X and port Y forwarded (inbound) to your PC. Their assumption is outbound connections. There shouldn't need to be any explanation of why, you're a customer and that is what you require. If they are unsure what to do or how to help you, ask for the username/password to the router. You could ask them if you can replace their router with your own. If they don't do it for you, shop for another ISP that will.