Subj : BBS Setup question
To   : Aceboy
From : Richardw
Date : Tue Feb 12 2002 11:58 pm

  Re: BBS Setup question
  By: Aceboy to Amcleod on Tue Feb 12 2002 06:53 pm

 > Ok I have a Linksys cable modem router, but I'm honestly confused.  Rob said
 > thebbs.org does host domains for free, but I have no fricking clue what my I
 > addy is.  When I connected to Robs board here it said I was calling from
 > 24.93.177.166 so I tried to telnet to that and it said it couldnt open it.  
 > my Linksys 10/100 network card says its IP address from winipcfg is
 > 192.168.1.101 and when I telnet to that I connect to the BBS, t Im positive 
 > I goto an outside computer that will not connect me.  Does that make any sen

You must configure that cable modem router to do the port forwarding for you. 
The cable modem router acts as a firewall, so requests never reach your pc.  It
must be configured to forward the request to a machine on your local network. 
As I've never done this, I have no clue how to do it with a cable modem router.
Please share your experiences, as I might need to do this in the near future.

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