Need some network help with my hub

Otus · Post by **Otus** » 2004-04-01 08:40

I run a private hub where me and my friends trade files and chat. I used to have a PCI ADSL card (don't ever buy one of those, they are crap). Finally I decided to change to external ADSL modem/router. There's just one problem. I opened Y-Hub and tried to connect to it using my no-ip.com address but DC++ can't connect. It just says "Connection refused by target machine". I asked my friend to connect to the hub and he could connect. Then I tried to connect to my LAN address (192.168.0.4) and it worked. The problem is that DC++ or Y-Hub thinks that my IP number is 192.168.0.4 and active mode doesn't work. Active mode works in all other hubs. Passive works in my own hub but some of my friends can only be passive so I can't connect them. I'm quite sure that the problem is in my router or in its settings but is there any way I could connect to my own hub using the no-ip.com address? Any ideas how I should set up my router? I tried with NMDC hub and using Direct Connect as client but they didn't solve my problem.

Lightning Man · Post by **Lightning Man** » 2004-04-01 12:57

Your modem may also be a router, in which case it will need to be configured for running a hub.

Otus · Post by **Otus** » 2004-04-01 13:06

Yes, it is a router. I've got two computers plugged to it. I've configured it so that it passes all unidentified traffic (including hub traffic) to the computer where I am running the hub (I think this kind of configuration is called demilitarized zone). How should I configure it to allow me to connect to my hub from the computer that is running the hub using the no-ip.com address?

Lightning Man · Post by **Lightning Man** » 2004-04-01 13:16

Without specificity:

You should only forward the port needed for hub operation (411; 412; 1411; 1412) to the computer hosting the Hub. In my configuration, I forward one Hub listening port (413) to one computer and another hub listening port (414) to the other computer. I then set up DC++ on each computer to listen to the proper listening port.

Hub : runs on computer A, port 411 | Router forwards port 411 to A
DC++: runs on computer A, port 413 | Router forwards port 413 to A
DC++: runs on computer B, port 414 | Router forwards port 414 to B

Otus · Post by **Otus** » 2004-04-01 13:31

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try with manual port forwards and without DMZ. Maybe it worked if I ran the hub on another computer on my LAN? I have to try that also. In the worst case I have to ask someone other to run the hub because I really need to be active.

Otus · Post by **Otus** » 2004-04-01 13:36

No, running the hub on another computer didn't help. I can connect using the LAN IP addresses but not with the no-ip address.