I think I have the same problem....
Call me stupid, but can someone put this MS help page into something a
little simpler to understand...

THANKS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Martinez" <joe@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [ib-support] Unable to connect over DSL


> Ok. I found my answer. The problem was indeed that Internet Connection
Sharing
> was acting as a firewall. The following Microsoft article describes what
you need
> to do to open up a specific port for incoming traffic:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q231162&FR=1
>
> I did it, and it worked like a charm!
> Thanks to everyone who offered help.
>
> -Joe
>
> Joe Martinez wrote:
>
> > > I have the same setup with no problems
> > > Can you check that the TCP/IP protocol is bound correctly to both
NIC's
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean by "correctly". Both the internet
(obviously), and
> > the LAN use TCP/IP. They actually use FB over their LAN now.
> >
> > I've been reading some more, and it appears that Internet Connection
Sharing is
> > most likely acting as a firewall on the DSL NIC.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to tell Windows Internet Connection Sharing to open
access
> > to a particular port?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joe
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lawrence N. Green [mailto:lgreen@...]
> > > Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2002 12:28
> > > To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [ib-support] Unable to connect over DSL
> > >
> > > For the record,
> > > I have almost the identical setup here and I am encountering the
same
> > > problem as you have described.
> > >
> > > The key similarities are that my machine is connected to the
internet via
> > > a
> > > cable modem,
> > > it has 2 NIC cards in it, and is acting as a gateway.
> > >
> > > I can connect using the IP address (static) from any one of my LAN
> > > machines,
> > > but it will not connect outside of my lan, even if I use the same
laptop
> > > which means the client & server are identical both inside & outside
the
> > > lan.
> > >
> > > This seems to also apply to the operations of a Web Service I have
> > > created.
> > > I believe it has something to do with the fact that the server
machine
> > > does
> > > have 2 NIC cards in it.
> > >
> > > Any help would be great.
> > > THANKS
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "William L. Thomson Jr." <support@...>
> > > To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 6:59 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ib-support] Unable to connect over DSL
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 17:50, Joe Martinez wrote:
> > > > > > Something is blocking access, so what OS is the server
running?
> > > > >
> > > > > Windows 98.
> > > >
> > > > Ok
> > > >
> > > > > > Do you
> > > > > > have port 3050 correctly configured on the client machine?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes. It is able to connect to other servers just fine.
> > > >
> > > > Other remote severs, or servers on the lan? Does the client have a
> > > > static IP as well as the server. I believe you said the server
does have
> > > > a static IP, but does the client?
> > > >
> > > > Is the client behind or using NAT or a firewall?
> > > >
> > > > > > Can you telnet to port 3050 on the remote machine?
> > > > >
> > > > > No.
> > > >
> > > > Definitely a problem them. May not be so much on the server end
but
> > > > possibly on the client?
> > > >
> > > > Something between C & S is blocking that port, or not doing the
proper
> > > > translation?
> > > >
> > > > > > Can the lan clients see the outside world via the server, or
is that
> > > not
> > > > > > one of it's uses.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, they can. They are use Internet Connection Sharing, using
the
> > > same
> > > server of
> > > > > that.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Can the server see you or the client?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > William L. Thomson Jr.
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> > > > Petaluma, Ca. 94952
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> > > > http://www.obsidian-studios.com
> > > >
> > > >
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