Port Forwarding?

[whooliggen]

High..

Trawled through a lot of really good posts covering the port forwarding issues to allow better speeds for p2p, but Ive reached a brickwall..

Cant find any info about my router that I got free with my TOT 1Mb/256k line. On the back of the thing it simply states: Model:DB120. Is it essential that I know this info?? It is at this point that I have started to get mightily confused..I have typed my IP address in the address bar and been prompted for my username and password? It isn't the same as the username/password logins I first used when signing up the account, so are these generic or do I need to phone TOT to get them?

Not sure if this helps, but when clicking properties on my Local Area Connection, it says I am connecting through: "National Semiconductor DP83815-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter"..is this the driver for the router??

Easy when you know how I guess..brain-wrenchingly frustrating when you don't..

Any help would be much appreciated before my laptop takes flying lessons!

Cheers,

W.

Edited September 30, 2005 by whooliggen

[bluebear]

Simple question - have you still got the box and manual that you got from true? If so, look there.

I think they only give out a couple of models, one of which is the huwei but it has the name and model number on the top of it, so i presume you havent got that one.

Here is a good site about forwarding that was recommended to me. It lists lots of different models. I havent yet tried to open up the ports yet though.

http://portforward.com/default.htm

( the doofus that i am forgot to include the link doh! )

Edited September 30, 2005 by bluebear

[whooliggen]

Hey Bluebear...checked all the written documentastion already..nowt! Have also been through portforward.com, but until I can find out what router Im using, I'm drawing a bit of a blank..

FYI, my account is with TOT and not with True..do they both give out the same routers?

[whooliggen]

I can now answer some of my own questions which may prove useful to others..the 4 port broadband router with model number DB120, is actually a Himark model and unfortunately there is no suport for this router at portforward (no surprises there though).

So I have now figured out the login details and so all that remains is how to set up port forwarding for my p2p software???

Got me stumped

[francois]

hi'

does your routeur have an IP adress for settings as should be?

leave it as a gateway, not a routeur.

so, don't forget to add the gateway address in your connection settings.

to forward, you need to be sure that your routeur will give always the same address to your machine.

have you more than one?

give more details, are you on ppoe, if so, don' forget to connect the routeur in the status menu

francois

[monty]

Whooligan,

It seems that TOT started to do packet shaping for P2P traffic!

I had two friends already changed to other providers since their P2P speeds went apeshit.

Regular http and ftp downloads were still going ok though...

If they do that, no amount of portforwarding will speed up your P2P speeds...

With my friends P2P speeds dropped to less then 5kBps

[Khun Jean]

Can't blame them for regulating the P2P. It is taking too much bandwidth and will therefor be an obstacle for other users who use internet for browsing, e-mail etc.

There is not much international bandwidth available, until that is solved P2P will be slow. Why not go to a shop and buy it? Be happy the result of your hard work can not be copied so easily, but respects others who do work hard for your enjoyment.

And why be angry or upset when the one who is doing the illegal stuff is you.

[whooliggen]

Whooligan,

It seems that TOT started to do packet shaping for P2P traffic!

I had two friends already changed to other providers since their P2P speeds went apeshit.

Regular http and ftp downloads were still going ok though...

If they do that, no amount of portforwarding will speed up your P2P speeds...

With my friends P2P speeds dropped to less then 5kBps 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

monty - Well, that blows that then! If they have started packet shaping, then I guess I'll give up. Are there any I-net providers here that aren't packet shaping?

francois - looks like I don't need to bother. Thanks for the help though.

[Petch01]

Here you are

http://192.168.1.1/html/index1.html

UN: admin

PW: tot

Go to advanced > port forwarding >

- make a rule name

- assign a port >50000 or a lower number which you're sure of it's free

- apply

Go to tools > system commands

- save

- restart

Don't forget to use the same port number for your BT-Client as listening port.

Good luck.

Petch01

Edited September 30, 2005 by Petch01

[monty]

Whooligan,

It seems to be a problem with the low cost packages only.

Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) charges 25000 Baht/month for 1mbps of international bandwidth to the ISP's (including TOT).

If TOT wants to make just a bit of profit they have to put at least 30-35 subscribers (at 1000/month) on that 1mbps international bandwidth.

With this much sharing even regular use (surfing) won't be fast during peak hours, let alone if you have a couple of subscribers who are trying to eat the whole 1mbps for themselves downloading on P2P networks!

My friends moved up to a package from TT&T called Maxnet4life, at a whopping 4280 Baht/month for 1mbps/512kbps. This is just one step up from the 790 Baht/month cheap package they offer...

At that price the line has to be shared a whole lot less, so the block on P2P is less neccesary! But even on that package speeds drop during peak hours!

TT&T clearly states that on their cheap package (790/month for 512/256) both VOIP and P2P is blocked!

So it seems until CAT loses its monopoly over the international bandwidth, we will be stuck with buying very expensive access if we want good speeds!

[whooliggen]

Thanks a million for all your help and feedback. I can fully understand why the limits are imposed on the cheaper packages (I guess), but like a lot of technology in this country that isn't utilised to its maximum potential, it's not exactly a unique phenomenon...

Interesting though the massive price hike from 790/month to well over 4 grand for what on paper is a very similar connection - can't say that I’ve seen that difference in price for what should amount to a similar performance level anywhere else?? Saying that though, there is a great deal that goes on here that you wouldn't see anywhere else and that’s why we love it!!

Cheers again,

W.