Help! can't host in games

**Creatures** · October 1st, 2002, 05:11 PM

hi there,

i've got a problem, a want to host in NOLF (1) but my PC is in a LAN with 3 other pc's and they all go through a firewall to a cable modem, so when i host, i just see the server in a LAN game and not in Internet Game and the IP is 192.168.**.*** so how can i host in the internet with an other IP??

any ideas??
Creatures

**sKiT** · October 1st, 2002, 05:21 PM

You will most likely have to set your IP as the DMZ host which will set your PC outside the firewall. You can do this through your routers/firewalls software.

**Creatures** · October 1st, 2002, 05:27 PM

You will most likely have to set your IP as the DMZ host which will set your PC outside the firewall.

what is the "DMZ", i know nothing about networks

Creatures

**sKiT** · October 1st, 2002, 06:28 PM

I don't know what the acronym stands for but it basically allow you to set 1 IP address outside of the firewall unrestricted from any part of the firewall. It will probably be a box you check to enable and then you will have to type in your IP address that the router has assigned to you such as 192.168.1.3 What Operating system are you using?

****edit for spelling

**Creatures** · October 1st, 2002, 06:30 PM

mine is WinXP and the firewall is a netgear

(now in the moment it's a linux firewall, i can't change it but the netgear should work tomorrow)

Creatures

**sKiT** · October 1st, 2002, 06:39 PM

to get your router assigned IP information...go to "start" then to "run" and type IPCONFIG

this will tell you some of your network info and your IP addy

**Creatures** · October 2nd, 2002, 05:43 AM

to get your router assigned IP information...go to "start" then to "run" and type IPCONFIG

this IPCONFIG deosn't work it opens a dos window and this closes suddenly. any ideas???

BTW the netgear is the current firewall / router
Creatures

**mAdMaLuDaWg** · October 2nd, 2002, 09:20 AM

FYI , DMZ : DeMilitarizedZone

Goto command prompt and type in ipconfig to get the IP of your PC then goto the DMZ settings and set your IP as the DMZ host.

**grimreapa66** · June 14th, 2004, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by mAdMaLuDaWg

FYI , DMZ : DeMilitarizedZone

Goto command prompt and type in ipconfig to get the IP of your PC then goto the DMZ settings and set your IP as the DMZ host.

where do i find the DMZ settings ??

**ShawnD1** · June 14th, 2004, 07:55 AM

DMZ settings are on the router, so you get to them the same way you access any other router options.

**nwo75200** · June 14th, 2004, 08:39 AM

This is most likely because u have somethin like Norton AV, i know that when i had it i couldn't host games as well.

**ShawnD1** · June 14th, 2004, 08:45 AM

NAV only monitors files; it doesn't monitor all data flow. Were you using Norton System Utilities, including the firewall, or just Norton Antivirus?

I've run BF1942 server lost of times, and NAV has never given me any problems.

**nwo75200** · June 14th, 2004, 08:48 AM

yea, i was usin NSU

**electric** · June 14th, 2004, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Creatures

this IPCONFIG deosn't work it opens a dos window and this closes suddenly. any ideas???

BTW the netgear is the current firewall / router
Creatures

type cmd click ok
a command prompt window opens
type ipconfig press enter

you get a list of info + ip address

type ip address in address bar than you should be in
at least using a SMC router