Vista and Port Forwarding

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 11:53

I cannot get my Router software installed on Vista (BT Voyager 2091). I have a connection to the internet. How would I forward ports without my router software, is there a way?

NathanE · 2 Jul 2006 at 12:32

Does it have a web interface?

dirtydog · 2 Jul 2006 at 12:35

Aren't the port forwarding settings stored in your router? So if you've already set them up in XP, you shouldn't need to do it again in Vista?

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 13:39

Web Interface?? If they are DD it should not be a problem (although p2p is showing me as firewalled0 I will check the port munber on Vista and route it via XP and see if indeed the setting is for the Router.
Thanks guys

Will post back.

Uhtred · 2 Jul 2006 at 13:42

not sure with that router but trying typing 192.168.1.1 in your web browser.

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 13:48

Logged back into XP and opened my router manager software and get this message??

..bin/busybox ?
The same message when I type my IP into the address bar?

dirtydog · 2 Jul 2006 at 13:49

Bony Maloney said:
Web Interface?? If they are DD it should not be a problem (although p2p is showing me as firewalled0 I will check the port munber on Vista and route it via XP and see if indeed the setting is for the Router.
Thanks guys Will post back.

You may need to change your IP settings in your TCP/IP properties, that's what I have to do when I reinstall Windows anyway; I use port forwarding with a router too

If your router is like mine though, you won't need to tell the router anything new.

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 13:52

dirtydog said:
You may need to change your IP settings in your TCP/IP properties, that's what I have to do when I reinstall Windows anyway; I use port forwarding with a router too If your router is like mine though, you won't need to tell the router anything new.

Would you talk me through this please?

Deleted member 58846 · 2 Jul 2006 at 13:56

Bony Maloney said:
I cannot get my Router software installed on Vista (BT Voyager 2091). I have a connection to the internet. How would I forward ports without my router software, is there a way?

Go to start > run > type ipconfig /all

look for the default gateway and type that ip in the browser, it should bring up your configuration page for your router.

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:02

zen62619 said:
Go to start > run > type ipconfig /all

look for the default gateway and type that ip in the browser, it should bring up your configuration page for your router.

The command window opens and closes in a nanno second

ns400r · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:03

Type cmd into the Run box to get a DOS prompt BEFORE running ipconfig /all

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:07

ns400r said:
Type cmd into the Run box to get a DOS prompt BEFORE running ipconfig /all

Thanks done.. this is the message I get at the top of the page it opens: ../bin/busybox

Deleted member 58846 · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:14

Bony Maloney said:
Thanks done.. this is the message I get at the top of the page it opens: ../bin/busybox

yeh sorry ment to do start > run > type cmd > press enter> type ipconfig /all > press enter ...

Sorry.

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:17

zen62619 said:
yeh sorry ment to do start > run > type cmd > press enter> type ipconfig /all > press enter ...

Sorry.

No worries

I still get the bin/busybox message

Uhtred · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:17

Bony Maloney said:
Thanks done.. this is the message I get at the top of the page it opens: ../bin/busybox

Can you tell us your default gateway and IP from that ipconfig? Reset the router and also check there are no proxy servers setup in explorer under tools, internet options, connections and lan settings

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:22

IP: 192.168.1.2, Gateway: 192.168.1.1, no proxys set up, and I restarted my Router (power off and on again, the option to reboot was in my router manager software that I cannot access

)

Uhtred · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:24

THat's fine, what happens if you try typing the ip in the web browser in vista or another computer? Failing that you might need to do a factory reset on the router

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:25

Zap said:
THat's fine, what happens if you try typing the ip in the web browser in vista or another computer? Failing that you might need to do a factory reset on the router

Will boot into Vista and post back, thanks for your help

Bony Maloney · 2 Jul 2006 at 14:39

Sorted thank you guys, I changed over to Vista and bingo it loaded my router manager when I typed in my IP in the address bar, not sure why it didn't work before hand typo maybe?
Thank you all for your help

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