Port Forwarding: 2 PCs, 1 Rule

Klax · 06-28-2009, 04:00 PM

I'm trying to port forward the same rule for 2 different PCs. But on my Actiontec MI424WR Router I get the following message:

The GGPO2 service's ports conflict with an existing port forwarding rule offering GGPO service.

It only allows me to port forward 1 rule to 1 PC, so...

I'm trying to make it so that we can both play on GGPO at the same time, is there any way around this?

**Jason09** · 06-28-2009, 04:33 PM

Unfortunately, with NAT, you cannot forward the same port to more than one computer.

Klax · 06-28-2009, 06:12 PM

Is there any way I can resolve this using DMZ Hosting? (I don't know anything about DMZ Hosting either...)

**Jason09** · 06-28-2009, 06:38 PM

Only one PC can be in the DMZ at a time, but it does allow unresctricted access, opening all ports and all protocols.
If your router has a page for it, you could try port triggering, which for special applications uses a special type of "trigger" port. However, even with that, although no IP address is usually entered for it, I do believe still only one PC can be using those same ports at a time.

06-28-2009, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Klax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: FL Posts: 38 OS: Windows XP x64 My System	Port Forwarding: 2 PCs, 1 Rule I'm trying to port forward the same rule for 2 different PCs. But on my Actiontec MI424WR Router I get the following message: The GGPO2 service's ports conflict with an existing port forwarding rule offering GGPO service. It only allows me to port forward 1 rule to 1 PC, so... I'm trying to make it so that we can both play on GGPO at the same time, is there any way around this? __________________ GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L, 550W PSU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 G.SKILL GeForce 8800GT 512MB, 750GB HDD

06-28-2009, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,225 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Port Forwarding: 2 PCs, 1 Rule Unfortunately, with NAT, you cannot forward the same port to more than one computer. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

06-28-2009, 06:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Klax Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: FL Posts: 38 OS: Windows XP x64 My System	Re: Port Forwarding: 2 PCs, 1 Rule Is there any way I can resolve this using DMZ Hosting? (I don't know anything about DMZ Hosting either...) __________________ GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L, 550W PSU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800 G.SKILL GeForce 8800GT 512MB, 750GB HDD

06-28-2009, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,225 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Port Forwarding: 2 PCs, 1 Rule Only one PC can be in the DMZ at a time, but it does allow unresctricted access, opening all ports and all protocols. If your router has a page for it, you could try port triggering, which for special applications uses a special type of "trigger" port. However, even with that, although no IP address is usually entered for it, I do believe still only one PC can be using those same ports at a time. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.