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Gateway Routing to Two Local Machines Listening on the Same Port
I have two machines running applications on my local network that listen on the same port, say 8888 (fixed). I can connect from outside my network via a static IP address and port forwarding to one local machine.
I can change the port on the client applications. Can I configure the router so that if a client connects externally on port 7777, it will actually route to the second local machine on port 8888?
Using Linkysy BEFSR41, if that helps.
I can change the port on the client applications. Can I configure the router so that if a client connects externally on port 7777, it will actually route to the second local machine on port 8888?
Using Linkysy BEFSR41, if that helps.
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In Setup->Advanced Routing, there's configuration settings for Dynamic Routing, Static Routing, and NAT, but no Forwarding Tab
There's no main Advanced tab, just Setup, Security, Applications&Gaming, Administration, and Status.
In the Applications&Gaming Tab, my options are Port Range Forwarding, Port Triggering, UPnP Forwarding, and DMZ.
Page with link to the manual:
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=20&grid=5
There's no main Advanced tab, just Setup, Security, Applications&Gaming, Administration, and Status.
In the Applications&Gaming Tab, my options are Port Range Forwarding, Port Triggering, UPnP Forwarding, and DMZ.
Page with link to the manual:
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=20&grid=5
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Yes, that forwards a port to a certain computer, which is what I'm doing already. I have two machines on the local network listening on the same port (8888). One can be connected to using port forwarding. The other one, however, needs an external port 7777 mapped to its local port 8888.
I can solve the problem using a local port mapping application, but I was wondering if the router can do anything.
I can solve the problem using a local port mapping application, but I was wondering if the router can do anything.
yes, in that port mapping selection you should have the option to set and external 7777 and send it to internal 8888. In those settings the external and internal do not need to be the same.
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Yes, looking carefully at the document I can see where the external->internal mapping is. Unfortunately, my router doesn't support that feature (the document is for 3 different routers). I'll split the points since pseudocyber was kind of right the first time through.
In the advanced section, click on the Forwarding tab.
put in the port to accept from the outside world and what address / port to send it to.
That should do it for you