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nmnm wrote:
I am using Vuze to download things. I have a slow download speed and yellow smiley face, indicating a NAT problem.
Here are two links that will rate your connection.
http://www.speedtest.net/
http://www.pingtest.net/
You can try downloading directly from the terminal to see how fast one file downloads.
Macintosh-HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
mac $ mkdir test
mac $ cd test
mac $ curl "http://www.apple.com" >see
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 11292 100 11292 0 0 22628 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 62623
mac $ cat see
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-US">
<head>
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I think I need to implement a port forwarding, but that requires a static IP address. My router and security is set up such that I CANNOT connect to the internet using a manual configuration--DHCP only.
you are dealing with two networks. There is a network between your computer and your router. There is a second network between your router and your ISP.
Port-forwarding is from your router to your computer.
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Motorola/SBG900/Azure us.htm
However, I always have the same IP address. This is because the wireless router--a Motorola SB900--will only recognize approved computers designated by the IP address.
Can anyone advise on what to do next?
You need to set Port-forwarding between your computer and your router. You will need a fixed IP address on a your Computer. There is to ways of doing this. You can set up a static IP address on your computer. A hack would be to add 10 or 20 to your IP address that your router gives out. For example if your router gives out 192.168.1.10 you of would add 10 to the ten giving 192.168.1.20. you need to make the addition to the right most number of which in the example is ten.
The section way is . . . You can have your router a signed a fixed address based on your MAC address. ( Each Internet device has a fixed address that is called the MAC address. This is a different address than your IP address. the MAC address is assigned in the factory. )
Another hack would be to Port-forward to the number your router assigned at random. If your Computer is the only computer on the router, the number should always be the same. It is a hack because this is not guaranteed.
