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I am trying to open UDP ports 5198 and 5199 as well as TCP port 5200. I see that I can do this based on IP address, but what I would like to know is if I can generically open these for all IP Addresses. The program is called EchoLink, it is a ham radio over IP program. I would like to be able to have it available on more than one computer, or if more than one person has this program installed on their computer or device it will pass the traffic through.
I'm not opposed to creating individual lines in the port forward page, but I admittedly am not familiar with this.
Another option i was thinking, but not sure if or how it can be done, would be a DMZ for those ports. I would think that if those ports can be in the DMZ, any computer trying to move traffic through would be unblocked, and this would also allow traffic back through.
I find that many/most people who talk about "opening ports" don't really understand the problem.
> [...] what I would like to know is if I can generically open these for > all IP Addresses.
Probably not. Unless you've taken steps to block it, outbound traffic on these ports should already be possible from any computer in your LAN. When the conversation is initiated from the LAN, the router can direct any replies to the initiating device.
The real question is what happens to a message for one of those ports which arrives at your router from the outside world. Where should the router send it? Port forwarding rules tell the router what to do with such incoming traffic. (That is, when an external system initiates the conversation.)
If you want multiple computers to receive messages from the outside world on the same port numbers, then they each need their own public IP addresses. Your router (with its single external (WAN) IP address) can direct incoming messages for a particular port to one internal system. What else could it do? How could it select among multiple targets on the LAN?
I am struggling with echolink and the UDP port issue with my NetGear AC-7265 router. No model number on the router; but, my computer tells me it is an AC-7265. I am a new Ham just trying to use EchoLink....I can hear some transmissions; I can send some, apparently, as I get carrier responses; but, no direct hookup yet. I am not yet trying to hook a transceiver to EchoLink. Any ideas?
I am struggling with echolink and the UDP port issue with my NetGear AC-7265 router. No model number on the router; but, my computer tells me it is an AC-7265. I am a new Ham just trying to use EchoLink....I can hear some transmissions; I can send some, apparently, as I get carrier responses; but, no direct hookup yet. I am not yet trying to hook a transceiver to EchoLink. Any ideas?
Model: R6200v2|AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Smart WiFi Router
