help with router and hosting wc3 games

[heavyarms642]

ok, im not sure how to config my router. its a linksys router. when i go to 192.168.1.1 and advanced, there is filtered private ip range and filtered private port range. is this where you put in your own comp ip and 6112-6112? i am pretty sure i am under the winxp built in firewall. i put my ip in the private ip range and 6112-6112 into private port range, and when i apply that i cant connect to battle.net. help? what am i doing wrong?

[NegotiatorSmith]

Okay... the problem is that you're not in the right place. You're in the place where you can block outbound ports, and by putting in your IP address and 6112-6112 in those settings, you're making it so your computer can't connect to Battle.net on port 6112.

Go to the main router settings page and look for an Applications/Gaming link. If you don't see that, click Advanced and then click Forwarding. Follow these steps:

Follow these steps to configure your Linksys router for hosting:

In the first row of boxes, put the following:

Application - (whatever you want to call it, i.e. "Warcraft III")
Start - 6112
End - 6112
Protocol - TCP
IP address - the last three numbers of your computer's IP address. To find out what those numbers are, follow these steps:

- Click Start
- Click Run
- Type cmd (Windows 2000 and XP) or command (Windows 95, 98 and Me) in the Run box, then click OK
- When the black box comes up, type ipconfig and hit Enter. The computer's IP address will be listed.

Back to the router settings - make sure the Enable box is checked, then save the settings. Try hosting a Warcraft III game again.