New Router --> Failing Ventrilo.

shoogi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ray

Ever since I got this Siemens ADSL SL2-141 router my vent is causing problems, it doesn't connect to most servers and if it does then it is with monstrous ping and usually disconnects after a short time.
According to ventrilo FAQ, if this happens then a firewall or a router blocks the connection, and since I'm not using any firewall I guess this is something with the router.
Help?

Thanks in advance.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

Turn the router over and you should see the user name, password and the router address. Go in and turn off the firewall inside the router, also you might need to open the port and allow vent to get through.

shoogi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ray

turning off the internal firewall doesn't help, and I don't understand how to open ports, I do what the manual says and it does nothing. What am I supposed to type in the port opening screen?

mastar of warrior

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

I have the same problem.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

Here how to port forward for vent, have a go and let us know:
http://portforward.com/english/route...1/Ventrilo.htm

Jebus! Port forward for vent lol.

shoogi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ray

Quote:
Originally Posted by Etta View Post
Here how to port forward for vent, have a go and let us know:
http://portforward.com/english/route...1/Ventrilo.htm

Jebus! Port forward for vent lol.
Had a go, letting you know- still doesn't work.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

It doesn't work?! Ok, apart from update the firmware for the router not much I can suggest now.

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Try a firmware update for the router. Also, enable DMZ mode on your router. That will ensure that all ports are being forwarded correctly.

mastar of warrior

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief View Post
Try a firmware update for the router. Also, enable DMZ mode on your router. That will ensure that all ports are being forwarded correctly.
Let pretend i dont know how to do that?

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

DMZ just puts you outside of the routers functions and such.

shoogi,
What port does your Ventrilo need to connect to?

I'm betting it's the Windows firewall. What Windows are you running?

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

I've never had router problems with Ventrilo - never needed to open ports - nor did anyone I know.

I'd go along with Tarun - if you are running Windows Firewall, make sure Ventrilo.exe is on the allow list (or not on the block list - whatever applies)

But then again, I've never used that brand of router, and/or the router could be bad. I assume you've done the obvious and reset the router.... (check the documentation, sometimes there's a soft and a hard reset - go hard.)

shoogi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ray

Yep, I indeed fail at computers, but I do know that I should disable the windows' firewall...

Quaker- resetting means turning off the router and turning it on again? :X

DMZ doesn't help too, probably not a router problem. Ideas?

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Not necessarily - routers are designed to maintain their settings during a power outage, so merely turning them off and on is usually just a "soft" reset which clears buffers etc. You may need to check the documentation to see if there's a way to reset back to default settings. For example, one Linksys router I had, had a reset button on the front which had to be held for a certain period of time to completely clear the settings.

mastar of warrior

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

i have one of those reset buttons .. i think

shoogi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ray

I gave my old router a try, and vent works with that, so it is apparentely a router issue. So now I switch routers every time I go HA? bleh

edit- after conducting the above experiment, I reconnected the new router and now vent is fine. Go figure. So-
Problem solved by replugging the router.
Thanks to all those who posted, your help is greatly appreciated.