Can't open two of the same ports

I'm trying to open ports 6112-6119 both TCP and UDP for
two IP addresses on my network. The first one works
fine, but when I press "Apply" to open the ports again
for the second IP address, the page refreshes as if I had
done nothing; none of the ports for the second IP address
open.

I've reset the router a few times, and I have the latest
firmware. It's a MN-500. Both the IP addresses that I'm
trying to open are hardwired.

I'm probably missing something really simple. Thanks for
the help.

You can only persistent port forward to one address. This is because
everything that is sent to that port is forwarded to that address. This
is a limitation of NAT.

Chris wrote:

> I'm trying to open ports 6112-6119 both TCP and UDP for
> two IP addresses on my network. The first one works
> fine, but when I press "Apply" to open the ports again
> for the second IP address, the page refreshes as if I had
> done nothing; none of the ports for the second IP address
> open.
>
> I've reset the router a few times, and I have the latest
> firmware. It's a MN-500. Both the IP addresses that I'm
> trying to open are hardwired.
>
> I'm probably missing something really simple. Thanks for
> the help.

Darn alright, and I also just read that you when you use
Port Triggering, the ports can only be open to one
computer at a time. Is there anyway to open the same
ports to two computer then?


>-----Original Message-----
>You can only persistent port forward to one address.
This is because
>everything that is sent to that port is forwarded to
that address. This
>is a limitation of NAT.
>
>Chris wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to open ports 6112-6119 both TCP and UDP
for
>> two IP addresses on my network. The first one works
>> fine, but when I press "Apply" to open the ports again
>> for the second IP address, the page refreshes as if I
had
>> done nothing; none of the ports for the second IP
address
>> open.
>>
>> I've reset the router a few times, and I have the
latest
>> firmware. It's a MN-500. Both the IP addresses that
I'm
>> trying to open are hardwired.
>>
>> I'm probably missing something really simple. Thanks
for
>> the help.
>
>.
>

Defy all the laws of computer science.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Darn alright, and I also just read that you when you use
> Port Triggering, the ports can only be open to one
> computer at a time. Is there anyway to open the same
> ports to two computer then?
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You can only persistent port forward to one address.
>
> This is because
>
>>everything that is sent to that port is forwarded to
>
> that address. This
>
>>is a limitation of NAT.
>>
>>Chris wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm trying to open ports 6112-6119 both TCP and UDP
>
> for
>
>>>two IP addresses on my network. The first one works
>>>fine, but when I press "Apply" to open the ports again
>>>for the second IP address, the page refreshes as if I
>
> had
>
>>>done nothing; none of the ports for the second IP
>
> address
>
>>>open.
>>>
>>>I've reset the router a few times, and I have the
>
> latest
>
>>>firmware. It's a MN-500. Both the IP addresses that
>
> I'm
>
>>>trying to open are hardwired.
>>>
>>>I'm probably missing something really simple. Thanks
>
> for
>
>>>the help.
>>
>>.
>>

Also application triggered is only for when you send data on one port &
receive a response on a different port. Three examples are POP3, SMTP,
& FTP. All of which the Microsoft routers have support for already
built in.

If you want 2 or more computers to have access to the same port you are
going to have to purchase multiple IP address from your ISP & not use a
router.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> Darn alright, and I also just read that you when you use
> Port Triggering, the ports can only be open to one
> computer at a time. Is there anyway to open the same
> ports to two computer then?
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You can only persistent port forward to one address.
>
> This is because
>
>>everything that is sent to that port is forwarded to
>
> that address. This
>
>>is a limitation of NAT.
>>
>>Chris wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm trying to open ports 6112-6119 both TCP and UDP
>
> for
>
>>>two IP addresses on my network. The first one works
>>>fine, but when I press "Apply" to open the ports again
>>>for the second IP address, the page refreshes as if I
>
> had
>
>>>done nothing; none of the ports for the second IP
>
> address
>
>>>open.
>>>
>>>I've reset the router a few times, and I have the
>
> latest
>
>>>firmware. It's a MN-500. Both the IP addresses that
>
> I'm
>
>>>trying to open are hardwired.
>>>
>>>I'm probably missing something really simple. Thanks
>
> for
>
>>>the help.
>>
>>.
>>

That is assuming you want to use a router.

joker wrote:

> Defy all the laws of computer science.
>
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>> Darn alright, and I also just read that you when you use Port
>> Triggering, the ports can only be open to one computer at a time. Is
>> there anyway to open the same ports to two computer then?
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> You can only persistent port forward to one address.
>>
>>
>> This is because
>>
>>> everything that is sent to that port is forwarded to
>>
>>
>> that address. This
>>
>>> is a limitation of NAT.
>>>
>>> Chris wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to open ports 6112-6119 both TCP and UDP
>>
>>
>> for
>>
>>>> two IP addresses on my network. The first one works fine, but when
>>>> I press "Apply" to open the ports again for the second IP address,
>>>> the page refreshes as if I
>>
>>
>> had
>>
>>>> done nothing; none of the ports for the second IP
>>
>>
>> address
>>
>>>> open.
>>>>
>>>> I've reset the router a few times, and I have the
>>
>>
>> latest
>>
>>>> firmware. It's a MN-500. Both the IP addresses that
>>
>>
>> I'm
>>
>>>> trying to open are hardwired.
>>>>
>>>> I'm probably missing something really simple. Thanks
>>
>>
>> for
>>
>>>> the help.
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>