Help Port Forwarding

gersweeney

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In a typical home networking setup, internet access is through a DSL or Cable modem. That modem may be connected to a router, which is then connected to the networked computers by Ethernet or WiFi. The router is the device that the Internet sees; it holds the public IP address. The computers behind the router, on the other hand, are invisible to the Internet as they hold a local IP address each. Port forwarding is necessary in the router because computers will send information directed to the public IP address and the router needs to know where to send that information.

Port forwarding allows remote computers
 

RegisAreus

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I port forward using the wireless router. My pc is connected to the wireless router using an Ethernet cord and the router connected to the modem. I have checked both the setup for each, and they both have a port forwarding tab. Should I do the ports on the modem? When I try it kept telling my static ip was invalid.