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[Rishi]

OK guys i just need some help with media server. I have two computers at home WIN2KSERVER & WIN2KPRO connected to the internet with ADSL Modem Linksys BFSR41. I get an IP address from my ISP in the form of 216.232.XXX.XXX & my internal Addressing starts from 192.168.1.0. To summarize it all the MAC address of my WIN2KSERVER is cloned to my Linksys BFSR41 Gateway/Router. The Routers's internal address is 192.168.1.1, WIN2KSERVER is 192.168.1.2 and WIN2KPRO is 192.168.1.5. Now whenever i try to connect from 192.168.1.5 to WIN2KSERVER running MEDIA SERVER it works. But I wanna figure out how is it possible for my friend at his house to connect to MEDIA SERVER=(WIN2KSERVER -192.168.1.2)at my house using the IP address that i get from my ISP?

I would thank everyone who takes out the time to reply this and sorry if made this whole thing a lil bit confusing to understand. I love MJ and i'm really curious to know how can i use "MEDIA SERVER" so that ppl like my friend can connect to my PC at my house from there houses.

[RemyJ]

First, pick a port other than 80 to start the media server on.  Port 80 is the standard HTTP port and is a favorite target for denial of service attacks.  You can change it in the media server's settings/options/network dialog.  Make it 21080 as an example.

Now point your browser at your linksys and get to the "Port Range Forwarding" configuration page.  Add a line for

port range: 21080-21080
protocol tcp: yes
protocol udp: no
ip address: 192.168.1.2
enable: yes

The external connect string will now be 216.232.xxx.xxx:21080 and the internal string will be 192.168.1.2:21080

thats it.

Remy