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#1 Jan 22 2009 at 7:02 PM Rating: Decent

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I recently started using this service because it actually helps my internet speed, but ever since I started to use it I can't open any ports on my router. I put the DNS server into my computers Net ork properties, and the ones in to my router. my router is just a basic Lynksys router.

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#2 Jan 23 2009 at 3:22 AM Rating: Decent

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Changing your DNS server wouldn't affect your ability to forward ports.

I tried opendns in the past, but quickly stopped after I found they hijack non-existent domains and fill them with ads.

Some good, free ones you can use are 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, and 4.2.2.5.

Ping each of them, and use the two with the lowest ping times.

As for your port problem on the router, can you just not access your router anymore? Or do ports just not forward correctly? Little more info would help.

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#3 Jan 23 2009 at 1:58 PM Rating: Decent

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I can still acess the router no problem, before I started using this the ports were open fine, but my internet was being throttled by my ISP due to Torrenting. When I take my router out of the equastion it works fine, but when my router is in there the ports are closed, strangley though I am DLing faster using open DNS with closed ports than I was before with them open.

I did recently go from a wireless router to a regular one but I used the exact same port setting on both.

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