Re: [PCWorks] Firewall Blocking Audio Stream
- From: Ben Moore <bgml46@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:57:06 -0500
Hi Tom,
It looks like the firewall in your router is pretty simple. I looked at the
manual and it only gives you limited options on which ports you can allow.
You are trying to receive an internet music stream on port 8000. That is
not one of the ports you can control in the firewall software of that
router. I assume it's automatically blocked by default.
I would just turn the router firewall off. I'm not at all sure why it's
there. Your router/modem itself is a firewall of sorts because it's using
NAT (network address translation). That means that the IP address of your
computer is different from the IP address your modem is showing the world.
There not really any easy way to get directly to your computer through the
router. Your operating system (WinXP ?) also has a software firewall that
works pretty well. I don't really see what using an additional software
firewall in your router would accomplish other than block the things that
you want to listen to.
So turn the router's firewall off. It's just extra stuff that you don't
really need. Make sure your operating system firewall is on and you should
be fine. Also make sure that you change the router's generic admin
password. This is the password you need to get into the router configuration
menu. It's on page 9 of the manual.
Ben Moore
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tom
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 2:38 PM
To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCWorks] Firewall Blocking Audio Stream
I recently purchased an Actiontec GT724R combination DSL
modem and router. When I turn on the firewall with either
high, medium or low settings I can not receive the audio
stream at:
http://206.217.134.126:8000
When I set the firewall to off, the stream plays.
Any suggestions what I have to do in the firewall settings to
allow this audio stream to play?
Thanks,
Tom
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