nolukjustskil

ok... so im an idiot.... when i read the email sent by the ISP network tech, he said to plug into port 4... and i plugged into port 1.... so yeah.... everything is working fine now, i have to have the belkin router in order for the server to be seen by everyone... but thats fine... everything works correctly and im happy

yeah, if i could remove the ruckus and just use the belkin i would... but i cant. idk if they have it set up so the ruckus must be after the modem or what, but the ruckus has to be after the modem or internet doesnt work.

even if i use the static ip, the ports need to forwarded for it to work on a sever correct? also i have 0 access to anything with the ruckus, all i can do is plug in and unplug things.

thanks a bunch for your help. hope your meeting goes well!

no, internet doesnt work without the rukus. that was my 2nd go to choice when figuring all this out... number is 24.249

yeah ill be able to... and i have all basic cables.... so to give more information. there is 1 in port (coax cable) for the modem, 1 output (ethernet) and that goes into the ruckus access point. the ruckus has 4 outputs, output 1 is going to the belkin (thats what tech support told me to do) output 2 to main computer, output 3 to mrs. work computer. from belkin, 1 ethernet into server computer

so the first sentence makes sense to me, the 2nd could have been any language and outcome been the same for me lol. could you elaborate more? do i need to change a setting on my belkin?

umm 24 is the first 2 digits. and it is set as the internet setting connection type on the belkin router, along with DNS, gateway, subnet mask that was all provided by ISP

the access point is a ruckus H510, idk what the modem is, but it came from the ISP. and the router is belkin f7d3302. so the router is new in the setup. and its only used because the ISP said they couldnt open ports for the server, but they could give me a static IP address and i could use it with a router that could open ports and solve my problem (i think)

that is a ruckus H510

well what i want is my network to work as it was (typical internet stuff). but also i just want to run a server so i can play a game with some friends. i hate that Ark: survival evolved server system is so complicated, because we just got done playing other games like raft, 7 days to die, borderlands 3 without any issues. ark is the only game to cause a problem. and its because ports need to be opened which the ISP tech said isnt something they can do.

oh, no its fine. because im sure you are going to say something and ill have no idea what you are talking about lol i did need windows to turn on DHCP on the belkin router for it to setup and connect.

lol great minds lol... i have a decent amount of computer knowledge, like i said, networking is one that hasnt really been that important to me. like i know how to forward ports and the "easy" stuff

im from the US. the way the internet goes is wall-> modem (i think its a modem)-> access point with wifi-> belkin router-> server PC.... all other devices are connected to the access point and work fine

ok, so here is link to original thread... so i got a router and hooked it up. i put in the static IP that was given, and now it seems like some people can find my server. but i now have 2 new problems... problem 1, i cant find the server and im on the same network but not on same router. problem 2, there is a crap ton of lag and it kinda seems like my internet keeps dropping (computer plugged into router). i dont feel like i screwed anything up when i was entering information. i know i got all the numbers in the right spots... networking isnt my best when it comes to IT work... i know there isnt alot of information here, but i dont know what to add. so please feel free to ask me for anything that could help fix this problem. and if its something that isnt entry level or quickly googleable (is that even a word??) then please quickly tell me how to find it.