Subj : Re: BBS vs. the ISP To : Paul Emmons From : Sniper Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 10:26 pm -=> Paul Emmons wrote to alt.bbs.synchronet <=- PE> From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet PE> On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:02:20 GMT, "Sniper" PE> wrote: PE> Thanks for offering to help. PE> I don't have a router. Do I need to get one? PE> The modem is Westell Model 2200. PE> Yes, I can get to the modem's web interface at address 192.168.1.1. PE> But I don't know how to use it to configure the NAT. If it can be done PE> maybe that will solve my problem. FYI, the westell is a good modem/router... Not 100% sure of the 2200, as I have an old 2100... But if you can view the web interface, then see if you can get into the "Expert" portion of it. From there, it should allow you to configure/setup the NAT, pointing any "Traffic" coming to your IP to one or more systems internally. The first step in this process though is to assign your BBS computer a "Static IP". Now, your modem is probably doing that using the 192.168.1.x range via DHCP, so first see what the DHCP server portion of the westell is setup for. It's probably starting off your DHCP at 192.168.1.50, so all your computers IP's will start off like 192.168.1.51, etc... Verify this by opening up a DOS Shell and typing ipconfig. This means its leaving the lower numbers for you to assign manually. Do this directly in Windows. Network Neighborhood, etc... I think there is also a section that allows "IP Passthrough", you could use this for a quick setup to get things going, but I highly suggest you use the NAT. Reason, using the IP passthrough, opens up your entire computer to the internet. Meaning all ports are available. This is NOT a good thing. You'd have to make sure your firewall is turned on in Windows, and you'd have to configure it to allow inbound traffic to the specific ports. Anyway, if you'd like further help, I can offer my phone number, and your welcome to give me a call (EST). I'm home most evenings and would gladly help ya get going. I would suggest that you read one document, which is also the answer to your question below. PE> I don't know offhand what the various ports are for, but I know that PE> various parts of the Internet use various ports. Telnet uses port 23 PE> ordinarily, right? (But it can be changed). FTP uses another, and PE> HTML another (or maybe several others). The list of ports SynchroNet uses can be found at http://www.synchro.net/docs/tcpip_faq.html which is also very helpful for your question above. When configuring the westell, you should open the primary ports needed for the BBS, just follow the list. Give me a call if you need. Sniper Killed In Action BBS, telnet://kiabbs.org Home of the Unofficial SynchroNet Support Network. download the info pack at any of the below sites: http://www.chcomputer.net/USSNET.ZIP or http://www.ussnet.org .... We just want to PUMP YOU UP! --- MultiMail/Linux v0.46 þ Synchronet þ Killed In Action - telnet://kiabbs.org .