Re: An Answer

In Reply to: An Answer posted by jgold on April 21, 2004 at 23:12:33:

: Assuming LAN: 192.168.1.x
: specific machine running MWS: 192.168.1.5
: Assuming WAN: 68.99.99.99
: Assuming External Port: 9600 (WAN)
: Assuming Internal Port: 80 (LAN)

: Router Configuration
: --------------------

: First check your documentation about how to port forward. It may be called several different things depending on your router. Note any special requirements. For example, my Linksys says I can not have port forwarding if I'm using DHCP.

: Once you have setup your router so it can port foward, you will configure the details to forward to the internal MWS something like this:

: (Note: I'm using "UPnP forwarding", and not "Port Forwarding" on my router because I need to only forward a single port, and not a range of ports.)

: External Port: 9600
: Protocol: TCP
: Internal Port: 80
: IP Address: 192.168.1.5

: MWS Configuration
: -----------------

: Port to run Web from: 80

: ===========================

: This tells the router a request for 68.88.99.99:9600 is sent to 192.168.1.5:80

I have done all the suggestions on this website, but I can't get MWS to not use the external IP. Everytime it starts it uses it rather than the address of the computer behind the router's IP. I have tried Bind and Absolute with no luck... has anyone else experienced this and later been able to figure it out.