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Opening a Router port

thumbscrew

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Posted March 5, 2012 at 9:45PM

According to U-Torrent, I need to open a router port as it's being slowed down. I'm wary about meddling too much, can anyone advise. It's a D-Link DSL 2680.

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted March 5, 2012 at 10:15PM

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thumbscrew

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Posted March 5, 2012 at 10:30PM

Thankyou Fruit Bat, seems a tad too involved for little old me, especially with my ham fisted track record! Unless there's a simpler way, I think I'll tolerate the slow downloading speed.

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KRONOS the First

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Posted March 6, 2012 at 9:46AM

Try this, I found it reasonably simple when I did it many years ago or buy the software.Port forward.

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thumbscrew

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Posted March 6, 2012 at 10:53AM

Many thanks Chronos, unsure if it's a freebie or whether there's cash involved. Completely in the dark about the procedure or if there's potential for catastrophe if I persist. After download...what then??

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robinofloxley

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Posted March 6, 2012 at 11:11AM

Scroll down and Select your router from the list.

An advert page appears, click Skip (top right).

Scroll down for the list of progs/apps you want to open a port for. When you click one, you will get free step by step instructions.

I remember finding it a bit confusing too.

By the way, when you connect to router admin pages (type 192.168.1.1 in your browser bar), have a hunt around for an option to backup/save your router settings. If you ever mess anything up you will be able to restore it.

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thumbscrew

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Posted March 6, 2012 at 12:42PM

Thanks Robin, clear if worryingly convoluted! I'm up to "Forwarding the port". When I do this, is there potential for router damage? I'm unclear what Forwarding refers to...Forwarding to who or where?

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robinofloxley

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Posted March 6, 2012 at 1:08PM

You won't damage anything.

I won't explain Port Forwarding myself. See the first few links here.

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thumbscrew

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Posted March 6, 2012 at 1:25PM

Thanks Robin.

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