Port Forwarding fixing IP Address

Joe D'Arcy

Want to set up port forwarding so I need to "fix" the IP address of my Mac - or so i am told. how do I do this?

CoxswainLovalot

Hola,

If your wanting to set up forwarding for bittorent consider using a client with UnPL, providing your modem or router supports it this should negate the need for port forwarding.

Failing this there are plenty of articles floating aboot on the net. Google is your friend, try the terms "port forwarding, NAT and OSX"

babypink

- in the network preference pane choose your connection from the list and go to the TCP/IP tab.
- take down the settings as they appear
- the "Configure IPv4" option, click the list and choose "manually"
- Give yourself any IP address and fill in the rest of the boxes with the values you just took note of.
- You should now have a static IP address within the bounds of your home network.

Joe D'Arcy

Thanks for advise babypink. Tried this but when I applied the settings I couldn't access the internet. Any ideas?

babypink

hmmmmm....

it should work just dandy (provided the settings were put in right).....i'm slightly confussed

you could alternatively go into your router settings and change the DHCP lease time to something very long and just proceed with the port forwarding setup in the router after that

Joe D'Arcy

Will have more time at the weekend to try a few things and get port forwarding working. If I am still not making progress after that I will seek help again.

NullZer0

www.portforward.com has tutorials by Router, brand & model Number. With all of the most common applications listed (alot of applications!)

Type 17

Joe D'Arcy wrote: »

Thanks for advise babypink. Tried this but when I applied the settings I couldn't access the internet. Any ideas?

If your Mac was set to DHCP (automatic IP address assignment), then there wouldn't have been any entry in the DNS field, because this is handled by the router (your broadband modem).

If you are using manual IP address assignment, you need to enter the DNS servers yourself. If you don't know your ISP's DNS server IP addresses, try Googling it, or check their support site.

PS: Try setting "Configure IPv4:" to "Using DHCP with Manual Address", and use the address that the router had assigned to the Mac when it was set to DHCP, usually in the ranges 192.168.1.x or 10.0.1.x. This takes care of the DNS issue while still allowing the Mac to have a fixed address.

Joe D'Arcy

Just checked back in after a few days offline. Will give this a go again some evening this week. My 16 yr old son and bit torrent expert reckons my problem is principally due to the old and obscure stuff I am trying to download. He proved his point by downloading a current and very popular audio file at almost 200kbps as opposed to my average of 20 - 30. Am I wasting my time or will port forwarding really help??

Type 17

Joe D'Arcy wrote: »

Just checked back in after a few days offline. Will give this a go again some evening this week. My 16 yr old son and bit torrent expert reckons my problem is principally due to the old and obscure stuff I am trying to download. He proved his point by downloading a current and very popular audio file at almost 200kbps as opposed to my average of 20 - 30. Am I wasting my time or will port forwarding really help??

File-sharing does depend on the other parties' internet connection and usage levels. I doubt that port forwarding will help these speeds if they are poor.

I only use port-forwarding for VoIP (ensures that incoming calls go to the ATA) and for Apple Remote Desktop use in my brother's LAN (to ensure that I get to the right Mac [his Server])