opening a range of ports on vista

[spmack78]

I need to open a range of ports on my vista and belkin router, while I was able to find the options to open a port in my firewall and in my router config. page there are no options I could find to open a wide range of ports on either, any help would be apperciated.

spmack78

[Carlos Medrano]

Does it sho  a mottle number on the router?
If there is, post it here.

[spmack78]

yeah,
 Sorry I should've included that before, it's a Belkin G Wireless router, though i use it for wired routing only, Model F5D7234-4 v4

[Broni]

Go to: http://192.168.2.1
Go Firewall> Virtual Servers and you can set your range there.

[spmack78]

 
  It doesn't have a place for a port range here unless I'm not understanding the terms it uses. It has six collums at the top with 20 spots for enteries. I know the types for each I have some TCP and some UDP, but there is not room in the collums for start port- end port range nor does it specify where to enter a start or end point.
   
   
 Firewall > Virtual Servers
 
This function will allow you to route external (Internet) calls for services such as a web server (port 80), FTP server (Port 21), or other applications through your Router to your internal network. 
                 

 
 Enable / Description / Inbound port / Type / Private IP address / Private port
   
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[Broni]

Under Inbound port and Private port you have two boxes in each row to enter starting and ending port number.

[spmack78]

Thanks for the help,
I thought it would've I checked several google searches before contacting you and walk-throughs and they implied it would but my router page has only 1 box / space under the inbound port and private port colloms. It doesn't have a range indicater -

[spmack78]

I wish I could copy this page in its format and show you 

[Broni]

You must have different Belkin type, than I do, then.
In that case, you'll have to enter each port manually.

[Broni]

I wish I could copy this page in its format and show you

I know how it looks.
My old router had only one column.

[spmack78]

omg this sucks, I was afraid of this, I've only got 200 or so, I heard of 1 guy with  a 20000 port range  he wanted to open, I was hoping their had to be some kinda way to do this other than that. Now if I open these ports on my router will I need to do this on my PC's firewall as well. Why don't vista have a program for this.

Thanks again,

spmack78

[spmack78]

with only 20 spots available i guess i'm  not going to be able to do this

[Broni]

Why don't vista have a program for this

Program for what?

Now if I open these ports on my router will I need to do this on my PC's firewall as well.

Not exactly. In firewall settings, you simply allow a program, which uses those ports and the firewall will figure it out.

[Broni]

with only 20 spots available i guess i'm  not going to be able to do this

You may want to consider a new router then

[spmack78]

well, in firewall program there is an option to add /open port in the exceptions list to whats blocked the program should've allowed for a range indicator.