[Opensim-users] Port forwarding

[Ethan Gardener]

Yeah... It "should" be a matter of just setting port forwarding in your router.  Just as a heads-up, some routers block loopback connections which could prevent it working when all the settings seem to be correct.  My router has an option to enable loopback; it was switched off when I got it.  If it's blocked and you can't switch it on, I imagine external port forwarding may work around it.
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/NAT_Loopback_Routers

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Timeka Cobb wrote:
> Sir Ethan I got my DDNS but need to get it to connect..so far it's only on
> my localhost and need to get it where others can use it.
> 
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 8:43 AM Ethan Gardener <eekee57 at fastmail.fm wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Asaff Belfer wrote:
> > > Port forwarding is something you do in your router to allow outside
> > > connections to get in. Did you do anything like that?
> >
> > This is the usual way.  The likes of portforward.com are for people who
> > need to work around excessively restrictive ISPs.  Not usually a problem
> > for home users, more a problem in university dorms, where there are may be
> > heavy restrictions and the network staff aren't being paid by you.
> >
> > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 2:23 PM Timeka Cobb <coti032 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello there folks! I'm installed Diva Distro/Wifi and set up a DDNS but
> > > > need to forward port to make things work. There is portfoward.com but
> > they
> > > > ask for payment..are there any free alternatives? Thank ya for the
> > help😊💟
> > > >
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