the current craptastic router i have only allow 32 rules and dont
allow port ranges.
so i get to only open 32 ports TOTAL.
i want to make that win32 system have no restrictions, any port it
wants it gets, so i need to open all of them.
On 7/8/07, Chris Mathey <slug@mathey.org> wrote:
> chris lee wrote:
> > i have two computers, a nix box, ubuntu 6.10 and win XP
> >
> > i want to setup both boxes to have net access but i dont want to use a
> > router because of all the port forwarding garbage.
> >
> > any way to have the nix box connect to my modem, connect the XP box to
> > a second NIC card in the nix box and share a connection over that line
> > without running into any port forwarding or other issues that could
> > block that XP boxes connection?
> >
> You would still run into "port forwarding" issues. You are turning the
> nix box into the router you are trying to eliminate.
>
> Since you only have 1 internet routable IP address you must do NAT
> (actually port address translation, PAT)
>
> Please elaborate on what you mean by "port forwarding issues"
> Because you really aren't going to find anything easier than opening up
> the router web page and configuring what ports to forward.
>
> -Chris
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