Anyone with AOL?

[jonesad24]

Well i'm all installed and online using the router

but it has cut off a couple of times so far. This sounds like a really stupid question but if i wanted to disconnect from the internet then how do i do it? because when i restarted my pc and clicked firefox i was connected already.

I take it i'm still not using my "connect to aol" icon on my desltop?

[Barbarossa]

Well done

Your ADSL router is permanently connected to the internet, that's how you're keeping the same IP address all the time now.

If you want to temporarily disconnect your PC from your router, then you should right-click on the little network icon in the system tray, and choose disable.

[jonesad24]

O i see, and yeah i seem to be keeping the same ip

Now i need to forward my ports to make sure i'm connectable...

Thanks for all the help guys,

[jonesad24]

Ok guys i seem to be having trouble forwarding my ports,

this is the error message i get



i have been told the port's for ftp are 20-21

any ideas...

[Barbarossa]

Do you need to do that? I thought you only need to do that if you're hosting an FTP site

[jonesad24]

well i have forwarded my ports ok now, but the ftp says it's empty...lol

[Barbarossa]

Try to copy something up there, to check if it works like.

[jonesad24]

I cant, i can only download from there, i have never been able to upload...i have sent a message to the host to ask why it's empty as i have forwarded my ports ok and am connected.

[jonesad24]

Ok the problem is still my ports, flashfxp is still saying i'm behind a router, never thought this would give me so much headache..

[4play]

Try turning on passive mode and see if that helps.

F6, Connection, Proxy, select your proxy, or none if you don't use one, and make sure 'Use Passive mode' is checked