I've read these, but it doesn't make sense. I also believe that this is not all there is to it. First of all, I have my firewall disabled, and always have. Secondly, I have 3 times been behind a NAT firewall router. All 3 times I had the firewall disabled. Twice, I could 1) see my own server in the server list and 2) access my own web browser by simply typing my external IP address into my browser. The one time I could not see myself in the server list, neither could I get to my web server by using my external IP address.
You can indeed address lan computers by routable ip addresses, I'm doing it right now, and I've done it for several years with no problems. The only time I could not do this is when I was using CenturyTel DSL PPPOE with a Westell router. It was either 1) something about the Westell router that prevented this, even with the firewall disabled or 2) something to do with my ISP. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deadman Standing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: RE: [hlds] Server list borked continued > It is not ISP configuration it's the firewalls in the "routers" you use. > Check past emails for the explanation of how NAT works and why it fails > when addressing lan computers inside the lan by routable ip addresses. > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
