Linksys Router and Port Forwarding

Blue Platoon · 05-30-2008, 04:00 PM

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Much appreciated.

Right then. On to a question I'm sure you guys get all too often, port forwarding...

I have three Macs hooked up to a Linksys BEFSR41 router(Firmware is 2.00.1), they're all PPCs running Tiger(10.4.X), and my IP is obtained automatically.

Whenever I set the router up for port forwarding for some IP address, let's say 192.168.1.108, for example, it will then re-assign my IP address to, say, 192.168.1.105. So I go ahead and set up the router to forward both of the IPs and it switches me yet again. This goes on ad nauseum, and I'm sure I'm managing to do something wrong, I'm just not quite sure what to look for, in that regard...

Again, thanks for taking the time!

johnwill · 05-31-2008, 04:02 PM

Configure the machines with static IP addresses, they'll stop moving around.

Blue Platoon · 06-01-2008, 09:54 PM

In hindsight I feel like an idiot.

This fixed the problem, thanks.

05-30-2008, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blue Platoon Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: OS 10.4.11	Linksys Router and Port Forwarding Thanks for taking the time to read this. Much appreciated. Right then. On to a question I'm sure you guys get all too often, port forwarding... I have three Macs hooked up to a Linksys BEFSR41 router(Firmware is 2.00.1), they're all PPCs running Tiger(10.4.X), and my IP is obtained automatically. Whenever I set the router up for port forwarding for some IP address, let's say 192.168.1.108, for example, it will then re-assign my IP address to, say, 192.168.1.105. So I go ahead and set up the router to forward both of the IPs and it switches me yet again. This goes on ad nauseum, and I'm sure I'm managing to do something wrong, I'm just not quite sure what to look for, in that regard... Again, thanks for taking the time!

05-31-2008, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 31,287 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Linksys Router and Port Forwarding Configure the machines with static IP addresses, they'll stop moving around. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

06-01-2008, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blue Platoon Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: OS 10.4.11	Re: Linksys Router and Port Forwarding In hindsight I feel like an idiot. This fixed the problem, thanks.