07-07-2006, 05:12 AM
Okay we can forget about this now.
Me and advocate discovered, numerous times I think :p, that my computer won't allow itself to be found on the internet.
It resulted in me calling the ISP to see if port forwarding was possible with my modem and they said no. Not with the current one. If I upgrad emy internet package, though, they send a new modem, with a built in router, which does allow port forwarding, though it isn't condoned by the ISP ... poo on them.
I also found out that the modem I have doesn't in fact have a router built into it, it's a NAT firewall. So umm, if anyone knows how to bypass one, and unmask the IP
tell me lol.
The guy told me I can't have any computer contact my computer, at all. This is a lie, in my mind anyways, because I can chat on MSN, and AIM. I'm sending a message to a sever which is sending it to someone. And someone sends a message to the server which then sends me the message, right? So technically, the server is connecting to my computer, and sending it information.
Anyways, behind on my net bills as it is and unless I pay nother 5 bucks a month, which at this point seems like a lot, or I can find a way to unmask the IP and getting past the firewall, I can't host. Thanks for all your suggestions though lol... you tried.
Me and advocate discovered, numerous times I think :p, that my computer won't allow itself to be found on the internet.
It resulted in me calling the ISP to see if port forwarding was possible with my modem and they said no. Not with the current one. If I upgrad emy internet package, though, they send a new modem, with a built in router, which does allow port forwarding, though it isn't condoned by the ISP ... poo on them.
I also found out that the modem I have doesn't in fact have a router built into it, it's a NAT firewall. So umm, if anyone knows how to bypass one, and unmask the IP
tell me lol. The guy told me I can't have any computer contact my computer, at all. This is a lie, in my mind anyways, because I can chat on MSN, and AIM. I'm sending a message to a sever which is sending it to someone. And someone sends a message to the server which then sends me the message, right? So technically, the server is connecting to my computer, and sending it information.
Anyways, behind on my net bills as it is and unless I pay nother 5 bucks a month, which at this point seems like a lot, or I can find a way to unmask the IP and getting past the firewall, I can't host. Thanks for all your suggestions though lol... you tried.