Linksys Router Firewall

Scythe · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:54

Hi I just set up a linksys WRT54GL. This is my first ever router. My dad has just told me that gaming is really slow, high pings. Anyway to fix this?
Also I just ran a shields up test and its reporting some ports to be open, and some closed, none stealth. This means I'm not protected properly, anyway to sort it?
Many thanks, Scythe

david334 · 9 Oct 2006 at 21:13

DMZ Enabled?

David334

Scythe · 9 Oct 2006 at 21:18

No, Shall I switch it on?

david334 · 10 Oct 2006 at 00:32

No

Keep is disabled

David334

david334 · 10 Oct 2006 at 08:32

You might want to forward some ports also

Linky

David334

mike1210 · 10 Oct 2006 at 09:37

I dont think that's anything to do with it, all that's going to do is leave your PC wide open on the net. You never need to place your PC in a full DMZ for playing games online, ports would only need to be open if hosting games. Forwarding ports also wouldn't be needed as the router will forward all Unsolicited packets to the PC in DMZ

mike1210 · 10 Oct 2006 at 12:50

to add are you downloading anything while playing on the games? try it without downloading anything and try different servers and different games.

what results do you get if you ping the bbc website out of interest

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 15:51

I don't download while gaming

Here is my bbc ping

Will this help to stealth my ports also?

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:07

This is the text report for shields up too.
GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2006-10-10 at 15:06:29

Results from scan of ports: 0-1055

2 Ports Open
1052 Ports Closed
2 Ports Stealth
---------------------
1056 Ports Tested

Ports found to be OPEN were: 254, 255

Ports found to be STEALTH were: 23, 80

Other than what is listed above, all ports are CLOSED.

TruStealth: FAILED - NOT all tested ports were STEALTH,
- NO unsolicited packets were received,
- A PING REPLY (ICMP Echo) WAS RECEIVED.

david334 · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:21

Have you tried forwarding ports?

David334

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:31

mike1210 · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:33

out of interest what do you get if you type in

ipconfig /all in the dos prompt

the ethernet cable from the modem is plugged into the WAN port on the router and the PC plugged in to another port (typically numbered 1,2,3 and 4)???

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:37

The Ethernet cable from the modem is plugged into the Internet port and PC is plugged into Port 1.
ipconfig /all output

mike1210 · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:41

SPI part of the firewall enabled??? should be in the security tab of the router config, odd why the ports are showing as open, never used one of those routers but a fair few people on here have them

above is the ping output

which seems fine to be honest, may have been a busy day on your line in your area with regard to the ping on the games

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:51

SPI is enabled

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 17:20

sorry this is the ipconfig output

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 17:28

mike1210 said:
which seems fine to be honest, may have been a busy day on your line in your area with regard to the ping on the games

I'm on 1mb BB with 200 ping since adding this router, im sure its the router to be honest. I will post the Xfire ping servers thing. Do I have to forward every port that I use?

Avalon · 10 Oct 2006 at 17:35

If you are playing a game you need to forward the ports it uses, different games use different ports tbh introducing a router shouldn't increase your ping by an insignificant 1-2ms at most.

Scythe · 10 Oct 2006 at 17:59

When using Port Forwarding, do I need a static ip?

Also, got it working. But I've ran out of spaces

Anyway to get more spaces to put ports in?

david334 · 10 Oct 2006 at 21:05

Scythe said:
When using Port Forwarding, do I need a static ip?

Also, got it working. But I've ran out of spaces

Anyway to get more spaces to put ports in?

I Don't know

I will be stuck soon i have About 3 Space's Left

David334