Port Forwarding - A dummies Guide

[Genx]

Hey guys,

A few people have continuously berated me at different points and I've done my best to explain how it is that port forwarding works in a text based format. In truth though, the explanations are never full blown and are just enough to scrape people through their particular issues.

For a fairly decent (if i do say so myself) explanation of port forwarding, head on over to:

http://www.filemakerdesign.com/blog/?bid=11 - I've tried to put this together as a static resource. If someone is having issues with port forwarding, please direct them to this post first (if you think its decent) - at least that way they will have a basic understanding of what it is and how it works.

[HINT]IF YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES SETTING UP IWP FOR EXTERNAL ACCESS, THIS VIDEO IS PROBABLY WORTH WATCHING[/HINT]

[Stuart Taylor]

Hey Alex,

I would have to recommend Portforward.com as a guide to configuring your specific router as the terminology, methods and user interface differs greatly from router to router.

best

Stuart

[Genx]

That's entirely true, though just to clarify the vid itself relates to the concept - doesn't actually go into details of how to forward ports.

Anyway, awesome resource that.