what the hell
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- zgraham
tell me if this makes any sense..... i just got a router for my apartment so that puts me behind a sort of firewall and limits some of the stuff i can do. i was trying to use a web cam to see my parents and them see me, and i couldnt, because i was connnected through the router. so i disconnected from the router and connected my computer directly to the modem but i get nothing. ive tried unplugging and plugging the modem back in, restarting my computer, and anything else i can think of .... but my connection only works now if i use the router. whats up with that?
- zgraham0
nothing?
- rabattski&rabattski0
what do you mean with limits what you do? you can configure your router you know. what modem are you talking about? a dsl modem or a normal modem?
- tfs__mag0
you will need to login to your router and set up port fowarding... i had that same problem, get in your router manual and look up port forwarding.
- zgraham0
its a cable modem. the rat bastards at comcast said something about routers blowing out their modems .... so now i dont know whats up.
so theres just a way to configure the router so i dont have to worry about the firewall stuff? im not too familiar with router stuff.
- nu0
If im understanding you correctly you plugged your self directly into the cable modem and got not net?
Well thats typical of cable modems, if they are plugged into the same thing for a while, like a day or so they get attached to it. The best thing to do is just unplug the power from the cable modem to reset it.
And like said before if you want to use your router and your webcam, just use the admin tools and set up port forwarding.
- GreedoLives0
r u on a mac?
i have a comcast cable modem and a router at home, but i had to configure the router first before anything worked. Problem is, they don't provide that information in the manuals that they send to you (macs are too insignificant, i guess).
Look up the mac address of the router (it's printed on the bottom or back of it...four numbers like 168.40.21.20, something like that), type that address in your web browser with the router connected, and you can adjust the settings yourself.