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Title: Is it normal for all computers to have the same WAN IP?
Post by: kenji_03 on December 17, 2009, 09:51:59 AM

So I am trying to open up port 6112 (to no luck AT ALL) and when i went to check if the port was open, I realized that all the computers running from my router have the same WAN IP (not the same LAN IP).  With this being true, how the heck am I suppose to know what one of my computers the port-checker websites are testing?!  Is this a bug?

Title: Re: Is it normal for all computers to have the same WAN IP?
Post by: martok on December 17, 2009, 12:01:05 PM

it is normal and is due to NAT (network address translation). As an alternative, you can look into port forwarding, which basically tells the router to send connections on certain ports to a certain IP address.

Title: Re: Is it normal for all computers to have the same WAN IP?
Post by: kenji_03 on December 17, 2009, 06:52:05 PM

Quote from: martok on December 17, 2009, 12:01:05 PM

it is normal and is due to NAT (network address translation). As an alternative, you can look into port forwarding, which basically tells the router to send connections on certain ports to a certain IP address.

Thanks for your reply.

I do have port 6112 forwarded, it's still showing as "stealthed" on "Shields Up! (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2)"  I have a static IP and everything, any ideas?

Title: Re: Is it normal for all computers to have the same WAN IP?
Post by: Fekalen on December 18, 2009, 03:28:43 PM

Windows Firewall or some other firewall maybe? norton internet security, zonealarm....