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I checked my Identd on the options in mIRC. It's enabled.
I used portforward.com to enable port 113 on my router, by putting a static IP instead of a dynamic one one my PC.


I tried disabling my firewall.
I joined the EU server of Efnet and the first one stated in the thread.
I tried the whois cmd on both and still get a '~' and when I try to join the channel I write : /join #vcdquality pwd (the pwd which is written on the #vcdquality forum. I keep getting the message that my address is banned.


Neversoft, I don't know know what I'm supposed to be looking for on the site you mentioned, since there are over 20 programs on that site.

Shields-Up

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

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I have another question before going on. On the ShieldsUp website, they say I have anotyher IP address than I get when performing the command : ipconfig /all in the MS-Dos command prompt.

How come?

^ I'm guessing you have a router in your setup... Your router has it's own external IP address that it's connected to the Internet on, thats the address you see in ShieldsUp and it's the same address any other external "thing" you connect to sees. Your router then assigns it's own IP's to everything connected to your side of the router, which is what your "ipconfig /all" IP is.

The easiest way to think of it is, you have your own private network (a LAN) with your own IP addresses that the Internet (a WAN) isn't aware of, and your router is the thing that translates (I'd say "bridges" but a network bridge is another thing entirely) your network with the outside world.

Your internal IP address means nothing on the Internet, if you ever need to give your "proper" IP to anybody, it's the ShieldsUp one (which will be same one you get if you go to the status screen in your router configuration, normally called the "WAN IP")

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Ok, so now I have two problems.

I can't get seem make the ident thing work properly and port 113 is being reported as stealthed on the ShieldsUp website.
So, because of this, I can't get to the vcdquality channel.


The second problem seems to be very special because the IP I see on the ShieldsUp website is different than the one I see on the status screen of my router.

On ShieldsUp : 213.***.**.**
On Status screen in the WAN table in the IP row: 84.***.**.***

It seems I'm making something wrong here or there's something wrong with my connection.

ok, you don't mention your router maker/model so I can't be too specific in my guide but here goes...

In your router config:

1. Turn off router-assigned IP's and assign fixed IPs to the clients on your LAN.
2. In your routers Firewall configuration, forward port 113 and any other ports you use (such as BitTorrent ones) to the appropriate client IP.
3. On the client PC, go into START>Control Panel>Network and Internet Connections>Network Connections... Right-click your "main" connection (its name and the number of connections in there is entirely dependant on your setup so you'll have to work that bit out), select "Properties"
4. Go to the Advanced tab, click settings. Add a firewall exception for port 113: Description (whatever you want, I'd suggest "ident"), Name or IP (leave blank), External port (113 TCP), Internal port (113, TCP)

Reboot your router and test again.

With regards to the ShieldsUp IP being reported, that may be a result of your ISP. The WAN IP in your router config is the correct one.

PHEW... Can I have a coffee now?

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Yes you can have your coffee, but then I have some problems as well, so you might not be able to drink it.

My router's make is Topcom and its model is WBR254.
I followed the instructions on putting a static IP on PortForward as well. I seem to have another problem now. I can't access my router's options anymore on one of my two PCs., the one I'm using most of the time.

The other PC doesn't have any problem getting to it.

Another problem I have is that I can't leave the space with the IP blank, Windows won't let me do it. It gives me some kind of message telling me I have to put an IP in there.


Oh, so now I have 3 IP addresses for one PC ? I'm even more confused than when I first started using a computer now.


I'm really sorry, I know I'm a newbie.

There's two ways you can assign fixed IPs... Either use the router to assign a specific IP to a specific MAC address, or in your TCP/IP Properties in Windows - you specify the desired IP in there instead (the box you say is blank I suspect). If you go for the former, check the box to obtain an IP automatically in your TCP/IP properties.

To get to your TCP/IP properties go START>My Network Places>View Network Connections>Right-click/Properties>Internet Protocol>Properties (although I reckon you've found it already)

You don't have 3 IP addresses for one PC You have your WAN address (your internet connection) and your LAN addresses (everything "behind" your router) each PC gets its own LAN address... What you need to do is either tell Windows to use a specific LAN address (using whatever LAN IP range your router is setup for) or for neatness... Leave the PC to obtain it automatically and "fix" the IP address for that PC's MAC address - most routers have this facility.

If you don't know your network cards MAC address (each network card has a unique address, like a serial number) you can get it using "ipconfig /all" from a command prompt.

If all else fails... Set your PC's to obtain IPs automatically. Reset the router to factory defaults and try setting up the IP/MAC thing again

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