You don't need a static IP, and you don't need to set most of the ports that portforward.com says to. And I doubt Earthlink, as anal as they are, is blocking anything. Anyone remember 10 years or so ago when Earthlink was one of the best ISPs out there? Dial up ruled, they had great service, and great customer service. Alas, they have outgrown themselves and forgotten what it was that made them big.
You should let the Linksys handle the PPPOE/A, not the modem, because that can cause the problem you are seeing (it took a while for this to come back to me)(and memory isn't the first thing to go?). I went through this a while ago, and it finally clicked as to what your problem could be. So...reset your DSL modem to factory default - use the reset switch on the back, hold it for 5 seconds or whatever, it should reset it to factory default. Reset Linksys at same time, just power cycle it. Go into your Linysys setup. Tell it you are using PPPOE/A, enter user id and password. Most DSL modems will operate in gateway mode and allow the Linksys to handle the PPPOE/A, and by doing so your Linksys will have the external IP that your ISP assigns. My Westell does this automatically, I seem to recall that my Actiontec did the same thing. Your may or may not. Otherwise your modem is trying to be a router and so is your router and you are going through double NAT and it's no wonder your server is not visible :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Gillespie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 8:05 AM Subject: [hlds] Re: Server not showing in master server list........... (Rick Gillespie)
That's what I thought nobody could figure out what's wrong because nothing is. I think Earthlink DSL might be blocking it some how even though I have my Linksys Router setup just like portforward.com says to. I don't have a static IP from Earthlink. Oh well who needs people to join anyway, I'll run around and blow myself up with grenades that's more fun anyway! LOL _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
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