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by junething

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I have a NAT that goes from cable to my LAN. I'm using 192.168.0.x for all my LAN IPs. I can surf the web, and even have an FTP site on one of my box. However, when playing online games, i can't connect to the game server using both computers at the same time. I know enough about ip forwarding to have an ftp site behind the NAT, but what i would like to know is.... are there ways to connect to a game server using one ip behind the NAT from 2 computers from same LAN??? This would be similarto having muliple computers surf the net with NAT, but i need ports other than 80 to be shared by one computer. All my research has come up with blank, and would like to know if there is anything such a program or hardward....

Thanks in advance.

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by mckaytech

I think there are workarounds for some games so it would help to know specifically what games are involved because it depends on such things as which end establishes the connection. For example, I run an LRP firewall/router and there are masquerading modules that can be added to support various games.

Generally, though, you cannot effectively split ports so that a single external port would go to two internal computers unless you address it through the masquerading process so the router cankeep the connections straight.

Is that a start to what you need to know?

paul

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