Blocked ports

[pitythefool26]

I have a Trendnet TEW-432BRP router and I have gone through all the proper steps to forward ports. I have added exceptions to my Windows Firewall, and have even tried disabling it. I have closed just about every process running that wasn't essential, and STILL I can't seem to open a single port. Whenever I run any online test the ports all appear in red or closed. Multiplayer gaming is nearly impossible. Is there anywhere else that could be consistently blocking the ports that I am trying to open?

[johnwill]

Your ISP?

How about some complete details?


Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

What country are you located in.
Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
What is the expected Upstream/Downstream speed for your ISP Connection?
Make and exact model of the broadband modem.
Make and exact model of the router (if a separate unit).
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless.
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Make and model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc.
The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.




Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.

If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?

If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally?




On any affected computer, I'd also like to see this:

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following commands:

PING 216.109.112.135

PING yahoo.com

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[B.I.T.S.]

If your ISP isn't blocking ports try logging into the router and there should be a tab for gaming. The one I had in the past had all sorts of games and progs that could be set to open. You may also want to check the Knowledge base on the manufacturers site.

[pitythefool26]

Canada
Xplornet (a wireless ISP through a dish)
(from Xplornet website) Download speed: Up to 300 Kbps
Upload speed: Up to 100 Kbps
Trendnet TEW-432BRP router
Wireless connection (Trendnet TEW-424UB 802.11g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter)
No encryption
I have tried the same with a wired connection, I have the same problem.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
2.41 GHz, 3.00 GB of RAM
Windows XP Pro, SP2
IE7

Here are two error reports from CanYouSeeMe.org:
Error: I could not see your service on 142.46.4.94 on port (80)
Reason: Connection refused

Error: I could not see your service on 142.46.4.94 on port (32841)
Reason: Connection timed out

All 4 computers on this network have the same problem, probably meaning this either has to do with the router or ISP.

Here is the results from the cmd prompt:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ping 216.109.112.135

Pinging 216.109.112.135 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=108ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=126ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 51ms, Maximum = 126ms, Average = 88ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ping yahoo.com

Pinging yahoo.com [216.109.112.135] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=52
Reply from 216.109.112.135: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=53

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 200ms, Average = 73ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection 2:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.137] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
BEN-3006CE8348C<00> UNIQUE Registered
BEN-3006CE8348C<20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ben-3006ce8348c
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-B9-E1-ED-B6

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless 802.11g
54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-D1-33-7E-F9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.137
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

B.I.T.S., I have already gone into the "Access" portion of my router and forwarded the ports through a virtual server.

[johnwill]

I suspect it's the ISP. It's problematic for many wireless providers to allow full port access. I'd ask them.

[B.I.T.S.]

Most likely its the isp then. I know verizon doesnt allow access to port 80 either. You may want to try either port 81 or a port thats up higher maybe 8181 for example.