Internet is running slower than usual and came to find out roommate changed some things on our Linksys router and forwarded certain port numbers so he "can download faster."
2007-01-29 11:16:05 · 3 answers · asked by twiggy81r 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
What a crock! Port forwarding takes specific packets and routes them to a specific computer/IP address. It's typically used to point to servers (web, e-mail, secure web, etc.). It routes all packets of that specific port to that computer/address. It will do absolutely nothing to increase your download speeds. But, by making the router inspect every packet before it passes them on, you can accomplish quite a bit to slow everything down. If you don't know what you're doing, it's possible to completely muck things up.
Tell your roomate he's an idiot and delete his port forwarding scheme.
2007-01-29 11:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi.
In computing, a port (derived from seaport) is usually an interface through which data are sent and received. So, apps like bittorrent run on a certain port. There are thousands of ports on your computer and they are all numbered.
By default, all ports are blocked when you connect through a router - but at the routers end.
Since all programs that connect to the Internet need to run on a port, they won't function well until the port is opened.
If the port is closed, the program will still work (you will be able to use it) however it will be severely restricted - the router is blocking certain data from passing.
So open the port specific to your program, and voila!
2007-01-29 11:34:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 16:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by hirschfeld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋