Need help with port forwarding to IRC reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jonneygood · 2015-09-10 16:36 Hey everyone, so I'm trying my hand and setting up my own small Irc server. I'm using UnrealIRCD 3.2, I got the server running on a laptop, I'm able to connect to it locally so the server is up and running, my problem is with Port Forwarding. It seems I'm unable to get my ports opened for people to connect. I already followed the available guides on portforward.com but to no avail. Here's a few things I noticed that might help diagnostic what the problem is: when I do ipconfig... my default gateway and DNS are the same, I'm not sure if that could cause an issue. I disabled the firewalls on my laptop and I dont seem to have any other anti virus or programs that could cause issues ( Aside from windows security essentials which doesnt seem to have a firewall ) When trying to set up my connection protocol in Control Panel -> Connection Device for a static IP adress it seems to mess with my internet connection and it seems to have trouble working. Hoping you guys have some tips for me. Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jonneygood · 2015-09-10 16:36 oh and I'm running it in windows 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2015-09-10 16:40 Have you configured your router to forward the port to your computer's IP address? Also, are you sure you want to run an IRC server off of a home connection? IRC servers kinda require a stable, 100% uptime, static IP connection to work well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AltReality · 2015-09-10 17:17 Only if he intends to be open to the public...if he just wants to host IRC for a few friends, then there is no reason not to run it as he has it. - That being said, yes...OPs problem is most likely with your router. Who is your service provider and what router do you have? Remember if you have a gateway from someone like AT&T or COMCAST, then the ports need to be forwarded from there, not a netgear or linksys box you may have inside the network. The Gateway and DNS IP addresses should be the same...that is the router that you need to change the port forwarding on. You should not need to set a static IP to your laptop - inside your network, the chances of it pulling a different address are very slim. (unless you take it off the network for a while and add other devices to the network while it is offline which happen to grab that IP) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jonneygood · 2015-09-10 17:22 Yeah I did but it doesnt seem to work. As for your second question, I'm seriously beginning to question it. got any suggestions? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2015-09-10 17:48 Rent a server from RamNode or something or just use one of the hundreds of public IRC networks out there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2015-09-10 20:34 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AltReality · 2015-09-10 20:51 The servers the ISP uses aren't important here, but the gateway is. I have a feeling you are setting up your ASUS properly, but your ISP's gateway (DSL Modem/Cable Modem/whatever you want to call it) is either blocking the ports, or needs to have the ports forwarded in it as well. You may want to call Tekksavvy and see if they are able to help you with it, but otherwise it sounds like your setup may be a little more complicated than it needs to be. - You should be able to get into the configuration pages of your ISP's modem device....that is likely where you will want to forward the ports. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Anonman9 · 2015-09-11 20:42 PLEASE NO. JUST NO. YOU **NEVER** RUN AN IRC SERVER ON WINDOWS! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2015-12-12 05:27 [deleted]