Tutorial Port Forwarding Tutorial - Windows

There is a much more simple way. Just download Simple port forwarding here. Then find your router by opening the drop down menu then typing in the first two letters of your router. Then type in your username and password for your router. After that go to file then click on "Add port/s". Now a window will pop up click on "Add Custom". Then type in the name that you want, and select TCP as the type. The start and end port have to be 7777. Next hit add. You will have to add an additional port, but with a different name and the type set as UDP. After you have added those ports right click where the ports are listed and select "Update All With Current Local IP". This will change all the ports to the IP that you want. Finally after you have done all of these things, you need to click "Update Router" in the bottom right corner. This will port forward your ports for you. The only thing you will need to do is watch!

 

I disagree. do it the way 'deanthelis' explains here, and it takes 3-5 minutes all up.

 

Well if you don't have a static IP address this is easier and you don't have to find your IP addresses at all.

 

Having a static IP has nothing to do with port forwarding, at least pertaining to this guide or the program you pointed out.

 

And you only need to this method once, unless you un-port forward.

EDIT: to open the run cmd box, for windows 7, just hold down the windows symbol button, then press r, and it should open.

 

Is there any way of port forwarding without accessing the router? My father thinks opening ports are invitations to hackers and viruses. It's impossible to persuade him ... I have no ways of accessing my router's info
It's a 1997's router, so I have a feeling it doesn't support UPnP

 

You don't necessarily require direct access to the router if it supports opening ports through UPnP.

 

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If you have access to a unix machine somewhere, you could use an ssh tunnel to do it.

 

Sadly I do not. But do you mind posting a tutorial on how to do this or should I just google this? As other users (and maybe some of my friends) might find this setup useful.

 

I have access to a unix machine, I can help you with that.

 

The first step is to obtain a unix shell, have the administrator add

Code:

GatewayPorts yes

to sshd.config

next, download putty from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

with putty, add a new connection with your unix shell, under the ssh>tunnels option, you'll want to do the following:

1) check the first two checkboxes (local ports accept connections from other hosts and remote hosts do the same)
2) type 7777 as the source port
3) type 127.0.0.1:7777 as the destination
4) click the "remote" radio button
5) click add

save the connection, then connect to it, type your password

now people should be able to connect to your tshock server using the unix hostname as the hostname and 7777 as the port as long as you keep the putty connection open.

 

So he can connect to mine, and do that so he can have his computer have the ports open? Or would that only work so that you must use a linux server to host tshock?

 

Those are instructions for having a local windows machine running tshock, connecting to a remote linux server. If he is using linux, the procedure would be a bit different.

 

Thanks, so to be clear:
he does the instruction you have above, right? Connecting to my linux server.

 

Yep. You will have to add the "GatewayPorts yes" instruction to your sshd.config, and restart sshd.

The instructions are a bit different if you are already using port 7777 on your linux machine.