Guys Im a total noob. I use a 2wire modem its the 2700HG-b model. I went online to the site and noticed that it does have a firewall that I can edit on the web. Thing is that here you have listed ports to open, on the menu for my modem it says open port????? - port?????
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took some screen shots but do not know how to post them here. I have also searched the forums and could not find someone using the same DSL modem that i use. Im not even sure if it is a modem or router or whatever. This is the first screen that i get for my web based firewall:
By default, the firewall blocks all unwanted access from the Internet. You can allow access from the Internet to applications running on computers inside your secure home network by enabling firewall pinholes. Opening firewall pinholes is also known as opening firewall ports or firewall port forwarding. To do this, associate the desired application with the computer below. If you cannot find a listing for your application, you can create a user-defined application profile. (To create a user-defined profile, you will need to know protocol and port information.)
To Allow Users Through the Firewall to Hosted Applications...
1. Select a computer
Choose the computer that will host applications through the firewall:
My PC number here
2. Edit firewall settings for this computer:
Check box Maximum protection – Disallow unsolicited inbound traffic.
Check Box Allow individual application(s) – Choose the application(s) that will be enabled to pass through the firewall to this computer. Click ADD to add it to the Hosted Applications list:
All applications
Games Audio/video
Messaging and Internet Phone Servers
Other User-defined Hosted Applications:
Age of Empires
Age of Kings
Age of Wonders
Aliens vs Predator
Anarchy Online
Asheron’s Call etc etc etc
• Add a new user-defined application
Check Box Allow all applications (DMZplus mode) – Set the selected computer in DMZplus mode. All inbound traffic, except traffic which has been specifically assigned to another computer using the “Allow individual applications” feature, will automatically be directed to this computer. The DMZplus-enabled computer is less secure because all unassigned firewall ports are opened for that computer.
Note: Once DMZplus mode is selected and you click DONE, the system will issue a new IP address to the selected computer. The computer must be set to DHCP mode to receive the new IP address from the system, and you must reboot the computer. If you are changing DMZplus mode from one computer to another computer, you must reboot both computers.
So basically it has certian games and programs that are defaulted that you can choose and add to the firewall exception list, naturally Civ4 is not listed. You have to creat an application profile and that menu asks the following info:Edit ApplicationSettings
Profile Name
Enter a name for the application profile that you are creating.
Application Name:
Definition
Choose a protocol and enter the port(s) for this application, then click ADD DEFINITION to add the definition to the Definition List. If the application requires multiple ports or both TCP and UDP ports, you will need to add multiple definitions.
Note: In some rare instances, certain application types require specialized firewall changes in addition to simple port forwarding. If the application you are adding appears in the application type menu below, it is recommended that you select it.
Protocol: (Check One Box)TCP UDP
Port (or Range): From:___________ To:___________
Protocol Timeout (seconds): ______________ TCP default 86400
UDP default 600
Map to Host Port: _______Default = the same port as defined above.
Application Type:
[None (Default)] or select one fo the following:
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Microsoft Games
H.323-based Internet telephony
IRC (Internet relay chat) server
PPTP virtual private network server
Ok, there is also an advanced firewall settings screen:
Settings
Security
Check to enable the features below:
(None of these are checked)
Stealth Mode
Block Ping
Strict UDP Session Control
Inbound and Outbound Control
Checking the box allows the associated traffic type through the firewall.
(All of these are checked except for NetBIOS)Outbound
HTTP
HTTPS
FTP
Telnet
SMTP
DNS
NetBIOS
POP3
IMAP
NNTP
IRC
H323
All Other Protocols Inbound
Remote Management
NetBIOS
Instructions
Limiting data traffic may disable support for hosted applications that require inbound communications such as Web servers, games, or Internet chat programs. All data traffic will continue to be scanned by the firewall for known hacker attacks.
Attack Detection
Check to detect the types of attacks below:
(All of these are checked except for Excessive Session Detection) Excessive Session Detection
TCP/UDP Port Scan
Invalid Source/Destination IP address
Packet Flood (SYN/UDP/ICMP/Other)
Invalid TCP Flag Attacks (NULL/XMAS/Other)
Invalid ICMP Detection
Miscellaneous
Any help would being able to play internet or Direct IP games would be greatly appreciated.
Steve
SevenStringESP@aol.com