Why my b.net hosting does not work?

[Jaakko]

I have firewall on, but I opened a port for 6112 TCP and also 6112 UDP. Still nobody is able to connect the game so I wonder what I did wrong.

 

[Hydralisk]

Do you have a wireless router?

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

if it's a linksys router you have, there's a very detailed instructions site for you... with pictures.. port forwarding..

 

[Jaakko]

Do you have a wireless router?

No I don't. I have Windows Vista.

 

[brad.dude03]

Make sure you disable the Windows firewall, it always gets in the way for some reason with Linksys routers.

It's wierd like that. I did exactly what you said when I had my Linksys, but it wouldn't work till I disabled Windows Firewall.

With my Dlink now, all I had to do was open the ports and I was good to go.

 

[Jaakko]

Make sure you disable the Windows firewall, it always gets in the way for some reason with Linksys routers.

But if I turn the firewall off doesn't this mean my computer will be totally vulnerable to anything?

 

[brad.dude03]

Nope.

Windows Firewall is basically only on because it doesn't recognize another software firewall. But that's okay, because you shouldn't need one. As long as you aren't trolling porn and crack sites 24/7, your hardware firewall that comes built into your Router should keep you safe from any hackers trying to access ports into your PC to compromise it.

You can turn it off and your system will still be just as secure.

 

[Jaakko]

Do you mean I should have another firewall than windows' on? But could it be so that there is some spyware in my computer and when I turn firewall off it will launch a virus or something?

 

[brad.dude03]

No, absolutely not. Your hardware firewall built into your Router will protect your computer from being hacked. Anti Virus software will protect your PC against spyware and viruses.

Your PC will be perfectly fine when you disable the Windows Firewall. The world isn't going to come to an end.

 

[Hakeem]

Windows Vista? Well, you can just forget about security when using Microsoft.
Because there is no way you will have it.

 

[brad.dude03]

Uh, stfu with the pointless comments attacking Windows. It works fine enough. PLUS, the firewall and antivirus software also protecting his computer are in no way related to Microsoft, and they do their job well.

 

[Hakeem]

[Resident of the USA]For awhile there was a law requiring every piece of software and hardware to have a back door built in for law enforcement. So Microsoft built back doors. Recently, it was overturned. Microsoft will still put in back doors to everything it builds.[/Resident of the USA]
Hackers find the back doors and make viruses, spy-ware, and proxies. If you run Windows, you can't turn off the back door.

 

[Dil999]

http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm
From there, find your router in the massive list, find Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and follow the instructions.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

[Resident of the USA]For awhile there was a law requiring every piece of software and hardware to have a back door built in for law enforcement. So Microsoft built back doors. Recently, it was overturned. Microsoft will still put in back doors to everything it builds.[/Resident of the USA]
Hackers find the back doors and make viruses, spy-ware, and proxies. If you run Windows, you can't turn off the back door.

[Resident of the USA]

[/Resident of the USA]
I think the picture is self explanatory