Messy Network
Oct. 23rd, 2006 01:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drewanMore computer stuff...
I need some home computer networking help!
A few months ago I bought a Netgear Range Max 240 wireless router. I had previously been using an Airport Extreme basestation, but it doesn't have a strong enough signal to cover the entire house. In addition, the Netgear Router is using MIMO, which can give me a much faster network connection if the receiving computer also has MIMO.
Since setting this up, I've had trouble getting port forwarding setup correctly. As a result, I get poor connections on City of Heroes and Bit Torrents. I've also been unable to make a connection between iTunes and the Airport Express unit that is connected to the house stereo.
And last night I bought a Slingbox Pro, and the Buffalo Ethernet Converter (bridge). I need the bridge because the Slingbox only has wired ethernet, not wireless. So I run the ethernet cable from the Slingbox to the bridge, which then has a wireless connection to the house network.
Before bed last night, I spent an hour and a half setting up the Slingbox Pro and the bridge, but I was unsuccesful in getting the Slingbox onto the network. I think my problem is in how the bridge is connecting to the wireless network, or it could be a problem with the router firewall.
Can I turn off the router's firewall and just use the firewalls on the PCs? (Yes, I have WEP security turned on for the wireless router.) If not, what do you think is causing my problems?
I think I can figure out the Slingbox issues tonight, but I've spent several nights after the last couple of months trying to find a solution for the poor Bit Torrent and City of Heroes issue. My computer appears to have a good connection speed, but in Azurus (my bit torrent program) I only get yellow for downloads, versus the green I used to get in the old house. Azurus tells me that it is a port forwarding issue, but non of the solutions I've found have worked.
And how do I setup portfowarding for two computers? Joe and I have both been known to play City of Heroes at the same time.
One of the research sites I've been using is PortForward.com.
I need some home computer networking help!
A few months ago I bought a Netgear Range Max 240 wireless router. I had previously been using an Airport Extreme basestation, but it doesn't have a strong enough signal to cover the entire house. In addition, the Netgear Router is using MIMO, which can give me a much faster network connection if the receiving computer also has MIMO.
Since setting this up, I've had trouble getting port forwarding setup correctly. As a result, I get poor connections on City of Heroes and Bit Torrents. I've also been unable to make a connection between iTunes and the Airport Express unit that is connected to the house stereo.
And last night I bought a Slingbox Pro, and the Buffalo Ethernet Converter (bridge). I need the bridge because the Slingbox only has wired ethernet, not wireless. So I run the ethernet cable from the Slingbox to the bridge, which then has a wireless connection to the house network.
Before bed last night, I spent an hour and a half setting up the Slingbox Pro and the bridge, but I was unsuccesful in getting the Slingbox onto the network. I think my problem is in how the bridge is connecting to the wireless network, or it could be a problem with the router firewall.
Can I turn off the router's firewall and just use the firewalls on the PCs? (Yes, I have WEP security turned on for the wireless router.) If not, what do you think is causing my problems?
I think I can figure out the Slingbox issues tonight, but I've spent several nights after the last couple of months trying to find a solution for the poor Bit Torrent and City of Heroes issue. My computer appears to have a good connection speed, but in Azurus (my bit torrent program) I only get yellow for downloads, versus the green I used to get in the old house. Azurus tells me that it is a port forwarding issue, but non of the solutions I've found have worked.
And how do I setup portfowarding for two computers? Joe and I have both been known to play City of Heroes at the same time.
One of the research sites I've been using is PortForward.com.
