How do you "open up" a Netopia router?

the_syco

Was trying to connect to someone else for a Spec Ops in MW2, but no joy. This is not a new problem: when I first got Dawn of War, no two people with a Netopia router could connect to the same match. Luckily in MW2, once the hoster doesn't have a Netopia router, everyone else can join.

So, I was wondering does anyone know how you can "open up" a Netopia router, so that two people with a Netopia router could join the same game?

Monies tight after crimbo so "get a new router" won't work, and I'm hoping someone here may have found a way around it.

Have a 2247NWG if it makes a difference, but previous Netopia routers had the same problem.

SeantheMan

You mean open up the ports ??


For netopia its 192.168.1.254

Expert mode -- > Configure --> Advanced --> NAT

And you should be able to add Call of Duty or whatever there yourself, aswell as custom ports

dreamers75

Netopia only allow ports for one IP to be opened at one time ie 192.168.1.2 and port 2 cant eb an active rule for 2 Ips, off hand i dont know of a way around it.

the_syco

SeantheMan wrote: »

You mean open up the ports ??

No. They're all opened, and my NAT would be seen as "open" in the game. But even with both having the NAT as "open", we still can't connect to each other, if both using Netopia routers.

uberpixie

the_syco wrote: »

No. They're all opened, and my NAT would be seen as "open" in the game. But even with both having the NAT as "open", we still can't connect to each other, if both using Netopia routers.

Normally you could suggest hamachi
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/download.aspx
And run the game as a LAN game....

Can you do this under MW2 or do you still have to use their lame P2P setup?

the_syco

uberpixie wrote: »

Normally you could suggest hamachi
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/download.aspx
And run the game as a LAN game....

Can you do this under MW2 or do you still have to use their lame P2P setup?

It's all though Steam so yeah, no Hamachi. Saying that, I think we had problems with Hamachi and Netopia routers.

SeantheMan

Can you run steam in offline mode and use hamachi ?

the_syco

SeantheMan wrote: »

Can you run steam in offline mode and use hamachi ?

Not sure. I'll try that, though. Looking to do the Spec-Ops with a mate over the net.

dreamers75

Sorry mis read thread, are you in the same house on the router?


If not someone does have the ports open.

PirateShampoo

Just turn off the fire wall when your playing the game.

Ive a netopia router and even though it says the ports are open it still blocks them.

I also had the same problem as you, not being able to connect to a specific person if he hosted a game but could connect if someone else hosted.

L31mr0d

the_syco wrote: »

no two people with a Netopia router could connect to the same match.

I'm sorry but this makes no sense. The type of router shouldn't matter. Are you saying if someone in Africa hosts a game with a netopia router you won't be able to join it???

the_syco

dreamers75 wrote: »

Sorry mis read thread, are you in the same house on the router?

Different houses, same router type.

dreamers75 wrote: »

If not someone does have the ports open.

All ports are open.

L31mr0d wrote: »

I'm sorry but this makes no sense. The type of router shouldn't matter. Are you saying if someone in Africa hosts a game with a netopia router you won't be able to join it???

Correct. I'm in Kildare, he's in Cork. We both have Netopia routers. It doesn't matter where he is. We've had the same problem with people in different parts of the country, with the same problem. One person got a new (non-Netopia) router, and problem was solved. Thus, it's the router and not the ISP that is the problem.

Sense it truely does not make.

dreamers75

the_syco wrote: »

One person got a new (non-Netopia) router, and problem was solved. Thus, it's the router and not the ISP that is the problem.

Sense it truely does not make.

They are not open, i would bet the problem is that someone opened a port for 192.168.1.2 and then rebooted and got 192.168.1.3 as an IP from the router and the port is still "open" but for 192.168.1.2.

Assign an Ip in your network card preferably 192.168.1.2