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seanstephenson · 11-03-2006, 01:38 AM

Hi everyone, I am having trouble getting my computer to accept incoming connections. My computer is connected to a Netgear Wireless Router, model WGR614v6. The router is connected to an Actiontec GT701 DSL modem. I have port forwarding set up on both of them on the appropriate ports, in this case 3389 for remote desktop, 80 for HTTP server, 2401 for CVS server, and others. The server software is running perfectly on my computer. I can connect to localhost from my computer, and to my computer's IP from within the LAN. However, when I try to connect from my computer at work I have problems.

I have never seen this behavior before. The connection is accepted, but then very little or no traffic gets through the connection. I know that at least some traffic gets through sometimes because if I run the cvs command from my work computer it connects and after about 3 minutes will have got the first three files, which it couldn't have done if my port forwarding was wrong.

Another strange thing is that if I connect my home computer directly into the DSL modem skipping the router the server works fine from remote locations. Could it be an interaction between the router and the DSL modem?

Can anyone help me understand what is wrong here?

11-03-2006, 01:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
seanstephenson Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Need help with server running behind router and DSL modem Hi everyone, I am having trouble getting my computer to accept incoming connections. My computer is connected to a Netgear Wireless Router, model WGR614v6. The router is connected to an Actiontec GT701 DSL modem. I have port forwarding set up on both of them on the appropriate ports, in this case 3389 for remote desktop, 80 for HTTP server, 2401 for CVS server, and others. The server software is running perfectly on my computer. I can connect to localhost from my computer, and to my computer's IP from within the LAN. However, when I try to connect from my computer at work I have problems. I have never seen this behavior before. The connection is accepted, but then very little or no traffic gets through the connection. I know that at least some traffic gets through sometimes because if I run the cvs command from my work computer it connects and after about 3 minutes will have got the first three files, which it couldn't have done if my port forwarding was wrong. Another strange thing is that if I connect my home computer directly into the DSL modem skipping the router the server works fine from remote locations. Could it be an interaction between the router and the DSL modem? Can anyone help me understand what is wrong here?