Networks Linksys users, I need some help here

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  1. Shadowspawn

    Shadowspawn Another hated American.

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    I am about to go nuts here. My linksys bfsr41 router isnt allowing me to forward ports.

    I have never upgraded the firmware in the years that I have owned it. Well, for some dumb reason I decided to. The upgrade seemed to work great. All of my systems can access the net just fine. The forwarding does not work. I am trying to forward ports 80, 6667, and various others for games. Nothing seems to be working.

    I even downgraded the firmware one step, but I still cannot get any traffic across the ports.

    The one thing Im not doing, I guess, is naming the application under "customized applications" in the forwarding screen. Is this required?
     
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  2. ceez

    ceez What's a Dremel?

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    i have the same router and have no probs frwrd ports 5631-5632 for pc anywhere. I did give it a name ie: PCA. just give it a name and see what happens. Make sure you're using the correct ports.
     
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  3. Mister_Tad

    Mister_Tad Will work for nuts Super Moderator

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    same router here as well and having no problems with it, upgraded firmware and all

    maybe your'e just a one off
     
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    Shadowspawn Another hated American.

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    Ok, I gave the ports made up names and it still isnt running. The firmware upgrade hosed it. Crap.

    Well, Ive had this router for years. So I guess Ive gotten my use out of it. I will be picking up another one this weekend. Grrr
     
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  5. ceez

    ceez What's a Dremel?

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    did the upgrade fail halfway on you or something?

    why dont you just try resetting the router and re-config, it's worth a shot, instead of 50-70 bucks later!

    and why r u forwarding port 80? that's http.
     
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  6. Mister_Tad

    Mister_Tad Will work for nuts Super Moderator

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    if you are getting a new one i got one about a month ago at circuit city for somethng stupid like $25 after loads of rebates

    not sure if they are still going though
     
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    Shadowspawn Another hated American.

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    No, the upgrade went smoothly and appeared to work perfectly. The router still routes traffic for my systems on the network, but I am unable to forward any ports, not just 80. I have a webserver on my network, thus the need for port 80.

    I have reset the modem multiple times and even downgraded the firmware once, after talking to Linksys tech support.

    I am now unable to play several of my games and am hindered in several other ways because of this problem, so off I go to buy another Linksys. Why Linksys? Because this router has worked perfectly for years and they continue to give me free 24/7 technical support by phone when the warranty ended a long time ago.
     
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