🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi,

   Before I bought the router I was using a dedicated pc running SYGATE
(NAT).  If Sygate can connect multiple clients to 1 server then it is not
IMPOSSIBLE for a router's NAT solution to do the same.  Also what I've been
able to do is put that dedicated pc outside of the firewall as the dmz host
and have other pc's use the sygate machine as the gateway instead of the
router.  This also allows the pc's to use the same server.


"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
>