[burningstd86]

How do u set up a DMZ on a Linksys WRT54GS and secondly, what are some effects I should know about before doing this. Thanks for the help.

[John Strung]

DMZ is generally a bad idea as it exposes the DMZ computer to the internet without benefit of a firewall. If possible, forward only the ports that your server application needs to the server computer, rather than using DMZ.

See this tutorial:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/serving/index.htm

[ghporter]

As John says, a computer in the DMZ is completely exposed to the Internet and you must take extreme precautions (including very strong firewall settings) to protect it from attack. Since you can usually accomplish what you want through port forwarding, which does not expose the computer at anywhere near the same level, this is usually preferable.

However, if you REALLY want to put your computer in a DMZ on your network, it's easy and detailed in the WRT54GS's manual, as are the details for setting up port forwarding. The ONLY thing the manual doesn't address is assigning a static IP on a Mac-which is done through the Network Preferences pane of System Preferences. Read the manual for the technique (my dog could do it if his toes fit the keyboard).

It is ALWAYS better to see what you can find out yourself before asking for help because it points out where you actually need help, allowing you to ask more explicit and detailed questions. And people are more likely to offer help to someone who's apparently tried to figure things out for himself than to someone who hasn't even read the manual.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by ghporter

Read the manual for the technique (my dog could do it if his toes fit the keyboard).

Your dog can read ?

-t

[Oisín]

*bumpage*

I have a little problem here. I have my PB running on my AirPort Express network. Then, I have my old PC connected to the PB via Ethernet and a switch, mostly for file sharing.

Now, sharing the Internet connection from the PB to the PC works just dandy, the speed on both machines is great. But I, obviously, want more. I wanted to run eMule on my PC. eMule, of course, needs ports 4662 and 4672 (TCP and UDP, relatively) accessible to get a high ID, and the way it's set up out of the box, that doesn't happen (of course).

I've tried fiddling around with setting up the IPs manually and running back and forth between this and that, and my head is near explosion now. Is there any possible way that I can 'forward the ports twice', so to speak, so that ports 4662 and 4672 are forwarded, not just from the AirPort to the PB, but from there directly on to the PC?

(Unfortunately, setting the PC up to the AirPort network is not at present a possibility, due to lack of functioning wireless card and non-functionality of stupid wireless card with stupid PC. Hmf.)