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    Port Forwarding through 2 Routers: A D-Link 502T and a Linksys Wireless BEFW11S4

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by JigoloPete21, Mar 2, 2008.

  1. JigoloPete21

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    I've tried multiple times with no success to forward ports through the 2 routers mentioned in the subject line. I have successfully been able to forward ports through my D-link 502T DSL modem. So when I plug my computer directly to the modem via ethernet cable, it works perfectly.

    However, I would like the convienience of having a wireless setup and be able to forward ports as well (to acheive good download speeds for P2P and be able to host games online).

    I've already setup a static IP address and had a good look through all the guides at www.portforward.com. However, I just can't figure out how to forward ports through my linksys wireless router, then through the D-link modem, and through to my computer.

    I've read somewhere that it's easier to change to wireless router to be setup as an Access Point (AP) instead of a router.

    Does anyone have any experience forwarding ports through 2 routers?! Any help would be appreciated.
     
    JigoloPete21, Mar 2, 2008
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    For good performance you do not want to be going through a double NAT/FW. You will be better off setting up the linksys as a AP, letting the dlink control the dhcp for clients.
     
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    When I try to setup the Linksys as an AP, I can't connect to the internet. I logged into the linksys setup page, then I disabled DHCP, and then set the IP address of the router to 192.168.1.236 (Outside of the router's DHCP pool). To test it, I then logged out of the router and logged back in with the new IP address, and it worked. I then restarted my computer. When windows loaded back up, it couldn't connect to the internet (I couldn't log into the router either). Windows just said I have "limited or no connectivity". Any idea what I am doing wrong?
     
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    Did you move your lan cable over to one of the lan ports? This needs to happen for the dlink router to control the dhcp.
     
    blue68f100, Mar 4, 2008
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    Ah! that worked, thanks! Although ideally I wanted to be able to connect to the Linksys wirelessly, AND still have my ports forwarded.

    When the Linksys is setup as an access point, it only seems to work when the DSL modem is plugged into the LAN port, not the WAN port. Is there a way to use this linksys wirelessly as an access point AND have my ports forwarded?

    Do I have to do a dreaded "double NAT port forward"
     
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    The DSL connection should be connected to the WAN port on the Dlink.
    The Linksys should have DHCP (NAT disabled) turned off, Static
    A static IP (ISP/WAN) assigned outside your normal DHCP range of the dlink,
    Then connect the 2 routers together via lan to lan.

    To test you should still beable to managed the linksys by accessing the static IP address. Do NOT use a different subnet, this will complicate things. Once it's setup as AP it should behave like any other connection on your internal lan. You port forwarding should work as normal.
     
    blue68f100, Mar 5, 2008
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