Help needed please (Port forwarding/Firewall Question)

Question

So im hooked up thru my router so if I want to play a game I have to port forward so im told.
Ok, I im at my port forwarding menu and its asking for the following info...some of this info I know and some I have no idea what it means or where I can get it from. Heres the parts im asked to enter that I have no idea what to enter......
Source IP Address:
Destination IP Address
Source Netmask:
Destination Port Map
Where do I find out these things!?...Im a COMPLETE novice when it comes to routers and im so confused.

Answer 1

Hello,
Unfortunately, that information is going to have to come from the people who are providing you the online game.
The settings you need are going to depend on what their program requires, and how they communicate with your computer.
All of this is different for each service you are trying to use.
Here are some articles to get you familiarized with the concept though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_forwarding
http://forums.furthurnet.org/viewtopic.php?p=3821
http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/creating/forwardports.html
http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/technic/port_fwrd.html
http://p2p.weblogsinc.com/2005/04/24/how-to-configure-your-router-to-allow-fast- bittorrent-downloads/
While they all discuss doing it with different routers, the principals and ideas are the same.
But, the actual configuration is going to depend on the specific needs of the service you are trying to use (the particular online game).
I hope this helps.