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I have no problem with a Sonicwall SOHO in NAT mode


sfgdfg <sdfas@traverse.net> wrote in message
news:sn9su941nk16@corp.supernews.com...
> I know you can play quake over NAT because I have done it.  At first it
> didn't work,  but the machine running the NAT is just a linux box.  After
I
> set up port forwarding, where it send out over a specific port when coming
> from a certain machine and another port for another machine, it worked
fine.
>
> Sam
>
>
> "Bob Rigel" <BOBRIGEL@HOME.COM> wrote in message
> news:3973E23C.1C6F7DA9@HOME.COM...
> > The Netgear website states "There are well-known incompatibilities
> > between NAT
> > and certain onlines games and videoconferencing applications" in the FAQ
> > area.
> > This limits you to one machine behind the router (if any at all work)
> > that can
> > play the game at a time (after making configuration changes).  I believe
> > this is
> > a result of using NAT and the game site requiring specific ports on each
> > system.
> >
> > Sorry, but I believe that ANY router that uses NAT will have the same
> > problem.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > MaD HaTTeR wrote:
> > >
> > > I bought the Linksys Broadband router because it had a built in switch
> and
> > > seemed like the best value.  I haven't had any connection problems
with
> it
> > > yet so technically I chose the right one right?.... WRONG.  One of the
> > > biggest reasons I bought this router was so that I could hook up
> multiple
> > > pc's on my lan to a game of Quake 3 all on the same internet server.
> But it
> > > won't let me!  Only one computer can get through and the others can't
> even
> > > PING the server or have it come up on the server list.
> > >
> > > I can connect multiple pc's each on a different quake 3 server just
> fine.  I
> > > can even connect 2 instances of Quake 3 games (windowed) on 1 pc into
1
> > > internet server (weird huh?).  So why can't multiple pc's get on 1
> server???
> > > I have tried for weeks to get this working and finally gave up and so
> the
> > > only way for my lan to play vs the internet is to setup a server of my
> own
> > > on the lan.
> > >
> > > I'm now thinking about trying the Netgear RT311 router.  Does anyone
> have
> > > any experience with this with Quake 3???  Can you please tell me if
this
> > > router (or any others) will allow my lan to connect to 1 internet
> server??
> > >
> > > BTW, Before I got the router, I was running SyGate on my main pc to
> share
> > > the cable modem.  This worked great w/ quake 3 even!  So there has to
be
> a
> > > way.
> > > I wrote Linksys' useless tech support and the reply i got was: "It
will
> not
> > > work with this game"
> > >
> > > That's it!  Please help.
> > >
> > > Thanks
>
>