for port forwardinging I use port forward from portforward.com this utility 
forwards the ports for you in your router.  Then you do not have to leve 
those ports open all the time.
Jim wb4kmq

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:09 PM
Subject: Echolink and portforwarding


>I am attempting to set up port forwarding for Echolink using an =
> Actiontech router.  Is anyone on this list using such a router?  If so I =
> would like to pick your brain as the setup doesn't seem to be intuitive =
> at all.  I am asked for a starting port for udp packets and an ending =
> port as well as a start of a port map.  I am presented with three edit =
> boxes.  When I place the ports 5198 and 5199 in the starting and ending =
> ports boxes and hit apply I am told that my value for ports is out of =
> range.  I don't know what to put in the start port map box.  Any help =
> with this would be appreciated.
>
>
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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