How do I open port 80 on my router? How do I give CoX firewall permission?
By
Jawbreaker,
Posted on: 2011-07-15 24:14 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Finding your router IP address in windows:
Open a command prompt: The graphical way is to Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
If you want a more direct way, Click Start > Type (without quotes) “cmd.exe” in the search box at the bottom of the Start window (Windows Vista / 7) or Click Start > Run > Type (without quotes) “cmd.exe” in the Run box that pops up.
Type (without quotes) “ipconfig” and hit Enter. This wil give you a readout something like the following (don’t worry if yours doesn’t look exactly like this):
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Unless your local network is weird (in which case you are likely more advanced than this thread, or know who set up your network to ask) your router IP address is the “Default Gateway” address. Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : LAN
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6171:e8a4:2eb7:806b%10
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.167
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Tunnel adapter isatap.LAN:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : LAN
Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : LAN
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c1a9:3a7::c1a9:3a4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6501
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:18fb:3e0b:e72a:92f0
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::18fb:3e0d:e72a:95f0%12
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
If you need to know your computer IP address, it can be found the same way. It is the IPv4 Address:
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Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : LAN
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6171:e8a4:2eb7:806b%10
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.167
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Tunnel adapter isatap.LAN:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : LAN
Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : LAN
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c1a9:3a7::c1a9:3a4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6501
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:18fb:3e0b:e72a:92f0
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::18fb:3e0d:e72a:95f0%12
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Netgear 300N
After logging in, on the left column of links, near the bottom, click on the link that says “Port Forwarding / Port Triggering”
The new page should give you a list of ports that are already configured to behave differently than default. If the list is empty, you can assume that port 80 isn’t completely open.
If port 80 is listed anywhere, check to see if if the protocol is TCP, and that it is Open.
If not, click on the "Service Name" drop down and look for HTTP. Select it, and add your computer IP address and you should be good to go.
Thanks so much for setting this thread up, Morgan. I opened my gui page, and clicked the port forwarding/port triggering button, and this came up:
not sure what to do next, there seem to be no ports listed.
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Under Service Name is HTTP listed? If so, select it as 80 is the default HTTP port.
Then put the IP address of your computer in the Server IP boxes and click ADD.
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Even tho the OP has asked this not to be a debate on the validity of needing to open port 80, this *must* be said as part of the valid information about this topic. It is very dangerous for a novice (and for an expert for that matter) to manually open ports on a firewall\router. I cannot stand by and not stress the importance of knowing what you are doing and why a port may be closed on your consumer grade router or firewall.
If you can browse the web, your port 80 is open enough for this game.
Port 80 is the standard HTTP port. While some ISPs (most, actually) block inbound port 80 connections in an effort to prevent people from running their own web servers - a major security risk for an ISP, connections that are initiated by your machine are let through and data flows correctly both ways. When you start the client, your machine asks the CoX server for a connection. Data then flows back down the pipe directly to you with no interference from your ISP.
Now, if you are having issues connecting or maintaining a connection to the CoX servers, there may be a port that is closed on your router. Since CoX itself (the game) does not actually push data back and forth on port 80 (80 is a standard port and as such is only supposed to be used for HTTP traffic), it is unlikely that you are having issues because of port 80.
As far as I have seen, the only time CoX needs port 80 is when you initially open the launcher, and this is to supply your launch screen with the webpage that is included there. It also uses HTTP to push patches.
Again, please be very very careful opening ports on your router manually. Ports that are by default closed by the router are very very rarely ports that you want the Internet to have unimpeded access to.
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Wow. Thanks for the screenshot. It beats, hands down, anything I could find on the internet. (I'll edit my previous post to be more clear once we work out everything.)|
Originally Posted by Jawbreaker
not sure what to do next, there seem to be no ports listed.
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Now, as Texas Justice said, use the Service Name drop down and see if HTTP is listed. That will be the quickest and easiest way.
If you need to know your computers IP address, you can do just as you did to find the router IP address, and the address is the IPv4 address.
If HTTP isn't listed, you could add your own with the "Add Custom Service" button.
If you are concerned about your network security (you shouldn't be since we know your ISP blocks all incoming port 80 traffic), after you test the NCSoft Launcher with port 80 open, you can delete the service you added in your router. You would select it, and press the "Delete Service" button.
Well, I opened the port, but still get this message from the NCLauncer
SO i guess port 80 isn't my issue?
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No, it wasn't. And that error has nothing to do with connection. :-(|
Originally Posted by Jawbreaker
SO i guess port 80 isn't my issue?
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And because of that, it no longer really fits with this thread. So, I'm going to move back to one of your old threads. (Sorry to make you keep jumping threads.)
No, I’m not the one asking for help. I am hoping this thread will become the place for players to ask, and the collected guide for answers.
I do this because it is actually part of the official support for resolving issues with the NCSoft Launcher.
Please don’t use this thread to debate the validity of opening port 80 to get the NCSoft Launcher to work. I would like this thread to be only questions and answers. If you wish to discuss that, there is something of a discussion of it in this thread.
People posting answers: Please try to limit answers to one post per question. My goal, if this should take off, is to keep a table of contents like list in this post that links to answer posts.
People asking questions: We need to know your manufacturer and model number for your router, if that is what you are asking about.
If you are asking about firewalls, we need to know firewall and OS you are using.
The basics for dealing with your router:
You will need to know your router IP address. The default is usually 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1, but I will be posting in a bit about how to get the IP address on a Windows machine. If a Mac user could post how to find it on a Mac that would be great. I could stumble around a Mac to find out, but I doubt it would be the best way.
You will need to know your admin account name and password to log into your router. You could try finding your default account and password here. If that works, do yourself a favor and change your password while you are in your router management page.
Open your browser of choice, and in the address bar enter your routers IP address. This will bring you to your routers Web GUI management page. Some routers will have you sign in immediately, and others will only request a login after you browse off of their default page. That is where you will need the admin account name and password.