Port Fowarding and invalid IP address

[amil]

Just purchased the DGND3300 DSL modem/router. I have a local/static IP of 192.168.0.50.

When I attempt to add a custom port forward, I enter:

description
start port
end port
ip address (192.168.0.50)

When I click add, I get a pop-up telling me that the IP address is invalid. What can be so invalid about 192.168.0.50.

Is there some check beyond the format of the IP? It is a valid IP address since the box is using it.

Help?

[jmizoguchi]

what is the DHCP range of router

[Mars Mug]

The default subnet is 192.168.1.x I think

[amil]

The DHCP range is 192.168.0.100 to 150.

Everything else is working fine. I changed the LAN IP to 192.168.0.2 (gateway).

There shouldn't be a conflict with the DHCP as there are different ranges.

Any other ideas?

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by amil

The DHCP range is 192.168.0.100 to 150.

Everything else is working fine. I changed the LAN IP to 192.168.0.2 (gateway).

There shouldn't be a conflict with the DHCP as there are different ranges.

Any other ideas?

specify within the DHCP range

[amil]

I can try that when I get home tonight. Seems sort of a long way around...why can't you forward to a computer in the network with a static IP?

I would have to remove my static IP and use DHCP. Since I never know what the DHCP address will be, I'd have to add a reservation using my MACID or something.

Dang...my old cheap DSL modem handled this fine.

Thoughts?

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by amil

I can try that when I get home tonight. Seems sort of a long way around...why can't you forward to a computer in the network with a static IP?

I would have to remove my static IP and use DHCP. Since I never know what the DHCP address will be, I'd have to add a reservation using my MACID or something.

Dang...my old cheap DSL modem handled this fine.

Thoughts?

use address reservation and push IP to the PC .

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by amil

I can try that when I get home tonight. Seems sort of a long way around...why can't you forward to a computer in the network with a static IP?

I would have to remove my static IP and use DHCP. Since I never know what the DHCP address will be, I'd have to add a reservation using my MACID or something.

Dang...my old cheap DSL modem handled this fine.

Thoughts?

use address reservation and push IP to the PC which are also within DHCP range . don't use static IP within DHCP, I'm sure you know that already since you were using outside of DHCP

[amil]

So...I put in a DHCP reservation for my PC.

Still the same issue. It complains regardless of whether the IP I enter is in the DHCP range or not.

Very frustrating. I need port forwarding and yet this relatively new product didn't get tested on basic functionality.

How do we file a bug report with NetGear for this model #?

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by amil

So...I put in a DHCP reservation for my PC.

Still the same issue. It complains regardless of whether the IP I enter is in the DHCP range or not.

Very frustrating. I need port forwarding and yet this relatively new product didn't get tested on basic functionality.

How do we file a bug report with NetGear for this model #?

my.netgear.com for any support issues , bug, etc