Guide A guide to port forward Beetel 220BX

Guide to basic Port Forwarding on

BEETEL 220BX ADSL2+ MODEM
Why port forward ?
There are programs that require direct peer to peer connection for maximum efficiency of the connection…these are peer-to-peer applications…:P like kazaa,bittorrent clients(azureus,utorrent,bitcomet)

What are these ports?
Ports are like ‘logical’ doors…thru which a data is supposed to come into.
Think of like a short cut to your Girlfriends place…u first try to go through the shortest route….(the configured port of the software)..if the route/port is unavailable u try all type of direction & go by some other route/port. This is the simplest explanation that I could think of.:P

What happens when port is forwarded?
When we port forward , a route to our computer in made available freely…the advantage the data can be received by your machine very quickly & hence the efficiency increases.:clap:
(both upload & download speeds are affected )

How to port forward ?
Airtels’ modem 220bx is very simple to port forward…the simplest I’ve come across.
It can be done from telent or thru a browser…assuming u find browser more convenient…I’ve provided screenshots for the same along with each steps.
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Procedure 1 : Browser Interface
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NOTE: The new firmwares seem to hide the NAT option in browser interface & you may get the interface like below,
Image by gulve

dont worry...just follow the Procedure 2 , where u can do the job through TELNET...the keywords & config all are same..only inter


To check whether a ports is open ::D
Go to
Code:
[SIZE="2"]https://www.grc.com/x/portprobe=60215[/SIZE]
Where 60215 is the port u want to check.

If the result u get is ‘stealth’ , then are ports are not forwarded ( the data should come from long road)

If the result is ‘Closed’, then the port is forwarded but not being used.

If the result is ‘Open’, the port is forwarded & is used
  • you must be aware of
    http://192.168.1.1 , this provides basic options for advanced
    options
    u are to go to
    http://192.168.1.1/main.html
    Now go to the 192.168.1.1/main.html
    (password by default is admin,admin or admin,password or admin,123456…if this fails call your
    CC)
  • After the page opens
    Click on Advanced Setup-->NAT-->Virtual Servers
  • You are supposed to get the image as below

    click on custom server give whatever name u want
    Then click on the server ip address…by default if u are using the modem on a single machine the ip address would be 192.168.1.2
    So enter that .
    (u can verify by , command-->ipconfig-->ipaddress . this ipaddress should be entered here)
  • Suppose we want to open up port 5000,5001,5002,5003,5004,5005
    then external port & enter 5000 , external port end  5005


    The internal port start & end would be done automatically.
    (note : u can also open 1 single port by giving external port start & end the same..
    for example…if u want to open port 69999 give the start & end as 69999)
  • Save & reboot the modem
(End of port forwarding using Browser interface)
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Procedure 2 : TELNET Interface
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  • launch cmd & type in
    Code:
    telnet 192.168.1.1
  • give the authentication info of the modem.
    (password by default is admin,admin or admin,123456…if this fails call your CC)
  • you see this screen
    Code:
       Main Menu
    
    1.  ADSL Link State
    2.  LAN
    3.  WAN
    4.  DNS Server
    5.  Route Setup
    6.  NAT
    7.  Firewall
    8.  Quality Of Service
    9.  Management
    10. Passwords
    11. Reset to Default
    12. Save and Reboot
    13. Exit
     ->
    select 6 & press enter.
  • you will get this screen

    Code:
       NAT Menu
    
    1. Virtual Server
    2. DMZ
    3. Exit
    / NAT ->
    Choose 1 & press enter
  • Code:
       Virtual Server Menu
    
    1. Add
    2. Remove
    3. Show
    4. Exit
    / NAT/Virtual Server ->
    Press 1 & press enter
  • Code:
            Virtual Server Add
    
    Note: Hit return at prompt if parameter is not used or to accept default value.
    Press <enter> to use current value
    Press <esc> and <enter> to cancel
    
    Service name ()                             :
    Enter a name for the port forward operation..in this case i give it test_1
  • Code:
    Service name ()                             : test_1
    Protocol [0-tcp&udp,1-tcp,2-udp,3-icmp] (1) :
    Selecting 0 enables you to forwardboth TCP & UDP(recommended)
    choose 1 & press enter
  • Code:
    Service name ()                             : test_1
    Protocol [0-tcp&udp,1-tcp,2-udp,3-icmp] (1) : 1
    External start port ()                      : 56666
    External end port ()                        : 56668
    Internal start port ()                      : 56666
    Internal end port ()                        : 56668
    Internal server IP address ()               : 192.168.1.2

    Enter the code in the above fashion manner. & press enter

    By convention External start port & Internal Start port should be the same .
    External end port & External End port should be the same.

    Internal IP address : This is the IP the modem is assigning to your computer.
    by default if u are using the modem on a single machine the ip address would be 192.168.1.2
    So enter that .
    (u can verify by , command-->ipconfig-->ipaddress . this ipaddress should be entered here)

    Code:
    OK..so how to give about start port no & end port no?
    say for example you want to open the port 60000
    then give
    External start port () : 60000
    External end port () : 60000
    Internal start port () : 60000
    Internal end port () : 60000
    If u want to open a series of ports...say for example 60000 to 60010
    then give
    External start port () : 60000
    External end port () : 60010
    Internal start port () : 60000
    Internal end port () : 60010

    after you enter the detials in above manner
    you will get this message
    Code:
    Hit <enter> to continue

    press enter & you will be taken back to this screen.

    Code:
       Virtual Server Menu
    
    1. Add
    2. Remove
    3. Show
    4. Exit
    / NAT/Virtual Server ->
  • You have successfully port forwarded.
    for removing the opend port follow the same procedure.
    You may see all the ports opened selecting option 3.
    or come out of telnet by choosing option 4.


    snapshot of telnet window showing all the forwarded ports.
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(End of port forwarding using TELNET interface)
That’s it you are done port forwarding , u can check the port u forwarded by the link I have give at the beginning of this guide.

If u have any problems while doing this procedure...drop in a request in this thread..& i'll try to sort it out.:)
 
^& funny thing is his port 80 also appears to be closed...lol..

i'm 85% sure its' gotto do with norton firewall...google how to configure your firewall...i dont think most here in TE uses norton security solutions...;)
 
The wierd thing is... With port-forwarding (I did it with a different default gateway which only works sometime) my downlaods are pretty slow. Without port-forarding I get 20-27 kbps avg on a download with good seeds.
 
i don't know if this has been asked before.. can i forward port with a sify connection.. we don't have routers i guess.. perhaps HUB switch..
 
Thanx Saiyan,

Finally I managed to achive port forwarding on Beetel 220BX modem. Airtel aint that bad after all. Now I get about 40 kb/s as download speed on p2p applications. Is that good or can we juice out even more!!!:clap: :clap: :clap:
 
Crazysah,

Have you port forwarded exactly as Super_Saiyan has mentioned? If yes then good... Now, I had the same problem that you are having. Port forwarding done but no increase in speed. I checked to see after restarting the modem and still the port was closed. So I downloaded Airtel's NetXpert Agent and used its function "Block and Release ports" to unblock the closed port.

Now things are good.

Maybe this will help you too.

Airtel NetXpert
 
i tried everything but nothing working for me.. i hav firmware version 3.04 of 220bx .. i have done telnet.. it shows me there that i have forwarded my port but wen i use the site it still shows that i m in stealth mode.. n even utorrent aint working for me :(.. some1 plss help:( :( :(
 
hey dunno how but today it is showing the advanced setup option n i am able to forward port... another thing is that by default even yahoo messenger port was not open!! dunno y!!

but still wen i use the link

https://www.grc.com/x/portprobe=

on first page it shows stealth for those ports which have been forwarded.!!
 
looks like those who have Airtel NetXpert installed cannot get "NAT Adjustment" option to work for forwarding ports. They will have to 1st unblock their ports from within the NetXpert itself....is it so? can some one confirm? My firmware=3.06
 
Hi, This post is very informative, however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards,
 
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