Game Hosting Issues

Squeekems

Squeekems

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I understand that my setup is not optimal for game hosting, but I still like the option.

I am on my computer tower, running Win7-64, which uses a USB wireless adapter to connect to my wireless router which connects to the modem. I am almost certain you will need more information to assist me, so please let me know what I need to go look up.

I have had this setup working, before I moved to this apartment. I know how to forward the ports. When I moved here, I thought setting up a password on my router would be for the best to prevent leeches. Now that I have that setup, even after forwarding the ports, I can not host a map on Warcraft 3. I also am unable to make a Minecraft server. I can host using my computer when I try using that sort of thing in Visual Basic 2010. I figure it has something to do with the password being set on my router, so please let me know what you need to know to help me out.
 
Ghan

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Is the modem bridging an external IP to the external interface of your router or is it also doing routing between the modem and the router?
 
DM Cross

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Setting a password on a router should not effect the level of it's connectivity, unless you simply can't connect [which would most likely be you're typing the password in wrong or when you created it, you typed it differently than you think] Basically, if you can use your wireless for everything BUT this, I would assume it has something to do with the move [was the piece damaged?] or maybe the new ports. You may have to have someone come out and check the signal to your router, if that's weak, I believe the router can only send out so strong a signal. I guess that would create issues with hosting things that send out large amounts of data.

Any chance you can give us the direct error or better yet, a screenshot of it when you do host these things? Also, some model information on the router and all your other tech would go a long way toward finding an answer [sometimes certain pieces of equipment can have common flaws or even be commonly faulty]
 
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