1- Once in the command prompt type this: ipconfig /all
2- In the list look for DHCP Server,the numbers should be XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
3- In your browser type the number like this http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
4- Get the manual for your router to know what username and password to put in. If you never define one (that’s asking to be hacked btw) define one in your router.
5- Get your software port range needed to be configured.
5- Follow your router’s instruction on port forwarding with the port numbers.
6- RTFM

if neither work reset it

It would have been nice if the directions could apply to the image of the port forwarding page they USED FOR EXAMPLES. I have an airsoft router which inputs looks closer to the linksys example.

Did the direction suggest entering BitTorrent as the application and Azureus as the client? I could enter bittorrent in the application box but there is no box to enter Azerus as a client. In fact there is No Box IN THEIR OWN EXAMPLE!!! Are they jerking us for laughs?

Why couldn’t they fill in an application box with BitTorrent, so we could look around that line or area for where Azureus was entered as the client – or, since there WAS NO Box to enter a client, will entering only the application still work? Show us an example with the things they’re talking about entered in their appropriate boxes. That will at least give us a better chance for success, even if we have a different brand and have to look for the equivalent box..

Is it UDP, TDC or Both? Should we pick any random port number in that range – how can we know if that port number is used by something else? I’m getting NAT errors in the TCP listen port test of the configuration wizard. I used the default number there in that box (57185). It wont pass the test and the instruction doesn’t say what to do in that event. The configuration instructions are not logical if they say do select something and then the next step is to “do this first”

(Did someone get a promotion after writing this slop? – Who TF checked the work? Come’on! i used to do tech writing – my boss would have thrown this back at me, to finish it)
My apologies if the writers use english as their second language. If so, they should consult an english speaking tech to help – dont put it out in english if its not checked – thanks.

I got a wee problem in NETGEAR. I don’t have an option for port forwarding / port triggering???

My ISP is SKY. Have they perhaps removed this option?

(trying to fix major MW2 lag issues)

But I did learn some stuff!