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Originally Posted by Luxferro
In order to use port forwarding correctly you need to assign computers on your lan static IP addresses based on mac addresses of your nic card/onboard nic. If you don't, they are dynamic. Meaning they change depending on what order computers on your lan are rebooted and which computer gets an IP from your router first.
So if you don't use static IP's on your lan, the next time you go to use your patcher, you might just have a different IP.
Also, any 192.168.xxx.xxx IP's are local IP's, behind your router. They aren't based on where you live, or your ISP. They are based on your brand of router. Each brand usually sticks to their preferred way; 192.168.1.xxx, 192.168.0.xxx, ect 
Then there is also UPnP, if the client and your router support it, you don't need to open ports... the programs do it automatically when needed, then close them when done. But static IP's and port forwarding are the best way to go. |
Some routers (the one that comes with Fios for example) allow you to just map the port forwarding rule to your PC name. So, even through DHCP it will hold the rules when your IP changes
