is there a way to host...

[liquid ocelot]

without having to portforward? because it is impossible to portforward a Motorola SB5100. any suggestions?

[Jani]

The Motorola SB5100 isn't a router, it's a cablemodem. You don't have to forward ports if you don't have a router. Modems don't block ports.

[liquid ocelot]

ok...

but im still having problems hosting, im doing everything right, I have the same problems with many other games also.

My friend has a dial-up connection and he is able to host servers. So I know im doing it right.

[Jani]

Turn off your firewall then.

[liquid ocelot]

still wont work...

[Jani]

Make sure you've disabled Windows Firewall, any Antivirus software with intrusion blocking (such as Norton). Also try asking someone to portscan you to see if anything is being blocked.

[Greg0rz]

Do you have more than one computer on the network?

If you do, then you are most likely using a router.

Do this and you should solve your problem:

Start > Run > type in cmd and hit OK

In the command prompt, type ipconfig and hit enter

Look for:

IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.168.1.10x

Remember the last 3 digits after the decimal point.

Go to your internet browser and type in:

http://192.168.1.1

If it prompts your for a username and password use:

username: do not fill this in

password: admin

Unless someone has configured your router to have a different password, that should work.

Now look for something like port range forward, or applications and gaming, depending on what router you have.

You will see columns with the titles, Start , End , Protocol , IP Address , Enable.

In the first row put:

22003 into start

22003 into end

BOTH for protocol

10x for ip address ( the last 3 digits of the computer you are hosting the server on)

Check enable

In the second row put:

44003 into start

44003 into end

BOTH for protocol

10x for ip address ( the last 3 digits of the computer you are hosting the server on)

Check enable

Your server should now be viewable on the internet!

[Slothman]

your assuming he has a certain type of router with those instructions Greg0rz.

[Greg0rz]

Yes I am but people who don't know much about routers commonly have that type of router . Its worth a try posting that tutorial for him, rather than criticizing the people trying to help him.

[Jani]

It may also be listed under "Virtual Server" if you have a Safecom branded router. If you have Linksys WRT54Gx running OpenWRT, it's under "Firewall Rules" and if you have a Netgear WGR614 or similar, it's directly on the left under "Port Forwarding". I don't know about anything else.

[erorr404]

And it could also be 192.168.0.1, and the user and pw can be different. It's best for him to just consult his router documentation.

[Slothman]

or better yet, portforward.com