Linksys router- forwarding ports

[glore]

Linksys router- forwarding ports

 

Can anyone having a Linksys router tell me how to forward ports? I own a Linksys BEFSR11 and need to forward ports 6891-6900 in order to be able to send files through messengers.

 

In windows, I solved this problem installing UPnP and checking UPnP in the router's configuration page.

 

The IP is set dinamically.

 

Any detailed help will be very welcome.

 

Thanks in advance.

[tyme]

Log into the web config page, go into advanced setup, there should be a port forwarding tab. just add the port range and the IP address you want it to be forwarded to.

[glore]

Thanks for your help tyme. Just two more questions:

 

a) How do I set the IP address (My IP is set dinamically)?

B) Are those ports INT or EXT?

 

Right now in the advanced tab, under Forward there is a button UPnP and there there are 5 or 6 items (the last ones) refering to msgms (or something like that) which point to IP 192.168.1.129. Should I forward to this port?

 

Thank you very much!

Edited June 1, 2004 by glore

[tyme]

a) hmm..well, there is also a place where you can configure it to give the same IP to the same system (based on the MAC address) - I believe. I haven't too much experience with Linksys (I use a netgear) just remember the port-forwarding from helping someone else.

 

These are external, meaning any connections coming in from the internet on those ports will go directly to the system specified.

 

I'm not sure I understand what port you're talking about...and I can't remember what the screen looks like to explain it. take a screenshot of what you see under "forward" and I'll see if it jogs my memory :)

 

(be sure to blur out anything you don't want us to see ;) )