IT'S NOT AS DIFFICULT AS
YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
Before you do anything, please read the instructions that came with your
router. I cannot stress this enough.
We are going to start by obtaining some information that you will need, in
order to configure your settings. Get a pencil and paper and write
these items down:
Computer #1
(This is the computer that your Router is connected to).
1. Router Assigned IP#_____________________
2. DNS Span_____________________ to ____________________
3. Internet IP#_____________________
4. DCC Port #s____________________ to ____________________
Computer #2 Router
Assigned IP#_____________________
Computer #3 Router
Assigned IP#_____________________
You will need to make an entry for each computer on your Network, as the
Router Assigned IP# will be different for each computer.
FIND OUT WHAT YOUR ROUTER IP, AND DNS SPAN ARE
Get on
the computer your Router is connected to (this will be Computer #1).
Go to START, then RUN. Type in CMD and enter.
When the Dos Popup appears type in .. ipconfig/all and
enter
You will see a list of numbers. Look for the entry called "IP Address".
Write that number down on the Router Assigned IP# line on your list. The number
will probably look something like: 192.168.1.100
Now look for an entry called "DNS Servers".
Write down the two numbers of the DNS Servers (example 68.13.16.25 and
68.13.16.30) , on the DNS Span line, of your list.
If you have other computers, you will need to repeat this procedure on each
computer on the Network. The only thing that will change, are the last
three digits of the Router Assigned IP#, for each computer (example 102, 103 etc)..
Note: The
Router Assigned IP# is not the
same, as the IP address that your Internet Provider has assigned to you.
FIND THE IP ADDRESS YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER HAS ASSIGNED TO
YOU
Click
HERE to
go to a website that will tell you what the IP#, that your Internet Provider
assigned to you, is.
Look for the numerical address (example)
IP-Address: 24.164.150.219
Write this number as the Internet IP# on your list.
SELECT YOUR DCC PORT NUMBERS
You will need to select a range of port numbers to
DCC on. Here is the information you will need in order to make this decision:
The port ranges
need to be in a very high numbered range. Do not pick port numbers below
1024 (i.e. 1 to 1023), as this could cause major problems with other
protocols (FTP, HTTP, SSH, SMB/CIFS, NFS, and hundreds of others). Stick to
port numbers above 40000, and do not exceed 65534. For example you could
use 47000 to 47010, or 50000 to 50010.
How many Ports? Ten Ports are sufficient unless you will be sending
and receiving more than 10 DCC’s at a time.
When you have decided what the Port
numbers will be, write them down next to DCC Port #s on your list. We
now have the information we need, and can move on to actually making the
changes that will enable to you DCC successfully.
SET UP PORT
FORWARDING
Make sure you are working on
Computer #1 .. the one that your Router is connected to. These
changes will be made on your Router Configuration and MUST be done on the
computer that your Router is connected to.
Open up a browser and type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar, and click
GO.
A Password request Popup will open. You may have not already set up a
User Name and Password. If not, type in admin for
the User Name, and leave the Password empty; then enter.
You are now at the Wireless Configuration Setup Page.
Look at the tabs across the top, and click on the tab that says APPLICATIONS
& GAMING.
Exhibit A
On the next line, click on the tab called Port Range Forward. This is
where you will be adding two entries for each computer on your Network:
1) DCC, which will enable DCC
receive
2) mIRC, which will allow identd to work,
and will also enable DCC send.
Exhibit B
Port Range
for the DCC line, will be the DCC Port#s on your list.
Port Range for mIRC line will be 113 (start and end).
Protocol - Select BOTH
IP Address - This
is the Router
Assigned IP# that you wrote down for each computer on your Network. In this example,
the last three digits changed for each computer.
Enable each entry.
When you are finished click SAVE CHANGES. Before you leave,
review each line for errors and omissions.
Note:
One other thing you might check while you are in here, is the version number
of your Router software. I had one person tell me that the reason
identd would not work for them, was because they had to upgrade their
software to a newer version. So if you get to the end of this and
still cannot get identd to work .. you may want to consider that
possibility. Call your Router Mfg. and they can help you update your
software.
REQUIRED CHANGES IN mIRC
Open up mIRC and then disconnect from the
server (changes should be made while disconnected). Open up mIRC
Options (Alt+O) .. Click on the Connect tab, then the
Local Info tab.
Exhibit C
Local Host: Leave empty (mIRC
will fill this in for you)
IP Address:
Type in the Internet IP# from your notes.
On Connect Always Get ..
Untick both Local Host
and IP Address. Both must
be Unchecked.
Lookup Method: Tick
the
Server option.
Click OK, and close.
CHANGE THE DCC PORT NUMBERS IN mIRC
You need to make mIRC match the port numbers
you entered in Port Forwarding. In this example, I assigned 50000 to 50010
in Port Forwarding. Depending on which version of mIRC you are using, you
will find the Port Numbers in mIRC Options (Alt/O), then click on
the Connect tab, and then click on the Options tab.
Click the Advanced button. Type in DCC Port#s from your list.
Check the box that says "Use Random ports". Click OK twice
to close.
Exhibit D
Note: If you are using an older version
of mIRC, the place where you add DCC Ports is different. Open up mIRC
Options (Alt/O), then click DCC tab, then the Options
tab.
SUDDENLY UNABLE TO DCC FOR UNEXPLAINED REASON when
you coming in from a LAN or home network?
If you are coming in on a LAN, and have always been able to DCC
.. and suddenly cannot .. this
section will probably solve your problem. If you are not coming in on
a LAN, you can skip this
section.
When you are on a LAN (home network) the router assigns alternate IP
Addresses to any computer or wireless appliance that connects to it.
You can only DCC from the computer on a LAN or network, that has been
assigned the IP Address that ends in .100. You will not be able
to DCC from any other computer .. ever. Only one computer is assigned
.100 and that is the ONLY computer that will DCC.
Here is how to find
out if your computer (due to a disconnect and reconnect) has been
inadvertently assigned a number, like 192.168.1.101, for example.
1) Start -> Run ->
Type in: CMD and then enter
2) You will be at a DOS
prompt. Type in: ipconfig/all and then
enter
Look down the list
to find "IP Address" : See
if that number ends in .100
If it does, skip
this section and move down to #1 below, to see if there is another
reason you
cannot DCC.
If it ends in any
number other than .100 .. you need to perform the following, to fix it:
a) Turn off any computer or wireless appliance that is connecting to
your router
(printers, etc.). It is one of these items that has grabbed the .100
IP Address.
b) Turn off your computer
Unplug your modem and wait 10 secs.
Unplug your router and wait 10 secs
Plug in your modem and wait 10 secs
Plug in your router and wait 10 secs.
When you turn
your computer back on, you can check to make sure it has grabbed
the .100
address back again. If so, you should be good to go. If not,
then something
else is
grabbing that number before your computer does. Check again to find
what
is connecting
to the LAN, that you didn't get turned off.
IBest of luck with your DCC problems.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
CometBaby
P.S. If you have
decided to use
PSYBNC bouncer .. Click to learn how
to configure it for easy DCC.
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