Chapter 5: The X6v and Online Gaming
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Make the following entries:
Setting
Values
Internal IP
Address
Enter the
IP address
that you specified on
the
Create New DHCP Fixed Host
Server
page.
Protocol
If you know your protocol (udp
or
tcp)
and port number(s) from your game
instructions, select the protocol from the
list.
If you do not know your protocol or port
number(s)
, you need to set up your
computer as a DMZ by selecting
DMZ
from the
Protocol
list. This will open up all
ports on the computer to all
communication over the Internet.
Warning
: Setting up a DMZ removes the
protection provided by the ADSL
Ethernet’s firewall. We therefore
recommend that a DMZ be used only when
necessary.
Start Port
If you designated your computer as a
DMZ,
you do not have to enter anything
here.
If you are playing another peer-to-peer
or multi-player game,
your game
instructions should tell you what ports to
enter here. To enter a number, you must
enter
tcp
or
udp
in the
Protocol
box.
If you only need to open one port, enter the
same port number for both
Start Port
and
End Port
. If you need to open a range of
ports, enter the starting port number of the
range here.
The highest supported port number is
65535.
