Any point of having a Software Firewall behind a Router?

cokecan72 said:
do you specifically pay for a static IP? with virgin/ntl you tend to keep the same IP for majority of the time but it can change and is exactly why I use dyndns.org or no-ip.com to act as a pointer that points to my router regardless of if my IP changes (you will have to update this periodically though). using dyndns.org I host an FTP server on one of my machines.

to connect instead of typing xx.xx.xx.xx:zzzz where x is my external IP from virgin and z is the port number ive set up, i type cokecan72.dyndns.org:zzzz

if you have DHCP setup within your network and port forwarding then surely that wont work because your router will be auto assigning an IP to your computer which could also change from time to time? it would be best to set your PCto use a specific IP address within the range of IP's that your router supports (going by your pic, anythin from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.255) as Bledd. said

just make sure you have the ftp program and/or port allowed through the firewall of zone alarm or the windows firewall if its enabled. On my D-Link router I allow access through the virtual server on a specific port and also allow that same port through the firewall on it to make sure nothing is blocking my connections.
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I dont pay for a static ip. I think in the past 8 years of having broadband my ip has changed less than 6 times.

What do i need to change on the screenshots above to get it to work?
 
You shouldn't need to change anything, i can't see how you connecting to them requires a forwarded port on your end.

But to enable it, you can either:

a) Disable the DHCP server in the LAN!!!! section, then configure each client to have a static IP so (IP Address: 192.168.1.(anything bar 1) Netmask 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.1.1 (which will also be your DNS)

Then setup the port forwarding rule to that IP

b) Keep the DHCP server but you'll see there is a section for address reservation, so add an entry there for the machine you are using, and configure the static IP on that machine as above.

are you sure the hostname you are connecting to is right?

Have you tried it without SSL? maybe that's the problem.
 
host name is right because when i plug broadband straight into pc ffxp works fine. Just doesnt behind the router for that site
 
Have you had a look at the guides over at Portforward.com?

Might help, might not but worth a look to make sure your forwarding your ports correctly.
 
photoshop said:
my head hurts :(
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Not really sure how else i can be of help tbh. I've suggested quite a few solutions, and some information on the situation in general and it doesn't even look like you've tried them. I loathe giving things step by step, people generally don't learn anything.
 
Ethics said:
Not really sure how else i can be of help tbh. I've suggested quite a few solutions, and some information on the situation in general and it doesn't even look like you've tried them. I loathe giving things step by step, people generally don't learn anything.
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i cant try those steps till i get home mate, im at work
 
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