Port Fowarding

Walkerie

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Which ports need to be open ? i can only do it in DMZ just found out that it was my router giving me PB disconnects , checked on portfowarding site and i have to do it via dmz
 
The only reason for opening ports on a router is if you're running software which needs to receive connections from the internet. If you're running a web, ftp or game server you'll need to open the appropriate ports to allow connections to reach the hosting PC. Sames goes for certain P2P apps.
 
WalkeruK said:
Which ports need to be open ? i can only do it in DMZ just found out that it was my router giving me PB disconnects , checked on portfowarding site and i have to do it via dmz
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Ignore the information regarding the DMZ what the site your refering too is asking you to do is place you PC in a zone that allows all internet traffic to pass through your router to your PC (Insecure)

Port forwarding allows you to map external port numbers to specific internal hosts.

So if your running an application on your internal network that needs incomming connections from an external server on anything other than port 80 youll need to forward it to your machine.

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In the above example ports 80 (HTTP) 25 (SMTP) 22 (Secure Shell) and a random Vpn client on port 1194 have been forwarded to a server on the internal network.

Youll need to find out what port your application requires for correct functionality and forward it too your machine via your router.
 
Well the stupid thing is using my 330 adsl modem 100% of the time im able to connect to a server but on my router only 10% of the time it will let me or it will bum itself when trying to run the pb section.
 
Port forwarding won't help you as PB is integrated with the game and operates on the same port as the game server. Chances are your router is dropping the out of band packets PB uses for its data transmission. This is an old quote (like 3 years old) but explains the background to the issue.

Why does PunkBuster kick me for INIT FAILURE?

Usually, this message means your PB is not working properly. You should run our PBWEB program to make sure your PB is up to date.
However, we have recently discovered that some broadband routers routinely drop OOB (Out of Band) packets for no apparent reason. Since all PB packets are OOB, these routers can actually block PB's communication (again for no apparent reason). To determine if the router is the cause of this problem for you, remove the router and connect directly to the internet. If you are able to play this way, then the cause is very likely the router.
Based on user feedback, the following router brands/models are reported to have problems. Not necessarily all models of a brand might be affected, and the list is in no way complete but it can give you a few hints. Also, we do not claim that our list below shows the only solution to fix your issue, nor that it will fix it for sure even though it has worked for others. It could very well be that changing some settings in your router could help as well. Contacting the company directly might help you as well.
Linksys - possible solution: Use firmware 1.44.2
Motorola - possible solution: Update to latest firmware
Netgear - possible solution: Disable SPI (statefull packet inspection)
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Well it gives you some indication of what the problem could be and some potential solutions (updating firmware, disabling SPI, contacting the manufacturer).
 
WalkeruK said:
Well the stupid thing is using my 330 adsl modem 100% of the time im able to connect to a server but on my router only 10% of the time it will let me or it will bum itself when trying to run the pb section.
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you dont need to forward ports as you got usb modem.

check that windows firewall is not on or any 3rd party like internet security is switch off or configured
 
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