Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sun,05.Oct.08, 06:30:14, Jonathan Kaye wrote: > >> Yes I've already noticed exactly what you describe in the web interface >> and I am familiar with a MAC address. I'm just wondering if I should >> leave things as they are or configure the modem as discussed. > > That's for you to decide ;) As far as I can tell you can forward ports > to a specific MAC, so it might not matter whether that device always > gets the same IP. > >> Here's the screen shot which looks exactly as you describe it. My machine >> is the .70 one and its MAC address is along side it. > > Your initial question was about port forwarding as well. The lower part > of your screenshot is just for that (other consumer routers call it > "virtual server" as well): > > Nome: choose some name for your port forwarding > > Indirizzio MAC: the MAC address where the redirect should go > > Indirizzio IP locale: the local IP address of the computer > (it might be that only one is enough, though I'd rather use the MAC) > > Porta locale: the port where your service is running > > Porta publica: the port that should be visible on the internet > (usually these don't need to be the same. You could run the ssh server > on the standard port 22, but redirect it to some other port on the > outside. This doesn't bring much security, but it might help reduce > traffic from script-kiddies trying to break in) > > Protocollo: the protocoll (usually "tcp" or "udp") > > Stato: state? (this is the limit of my Italian) > > Regards, > Andrei > P.S. Does your modem have Pirelli tires? :) Thanks Andrei, Yes, that much I figured out. "stato" does mean state. I was concerned about the local ip which logically should be static and wondering if I needed to explicitly change to a static ip or rely on the fact that the current setup always seems to assign ...70 as my ip. If I understand your comment then I don't even need to specify the local ip and just putting in my MAC would be enough. Is that what you meant? Cheers, Jonathan -- Registerd Linux user #445917 at http://counter.li.org/
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