Set up Port Forwarding?

Is it possible to set up port forwarding directly on an iMac?
This is for video streaming from a house camera, over the net.
I have a simple cable modem, and no router or gateway.
I would rather avoid buying a router, or airport exteme, if I could.
Thanks.
mac

Mac81 wrote:
Is it possible to set up port forwarding directly on an iMac?
This is for video streaming from a house camera, over the net.
I have a simple cable modem, and no router or gateway.
I would rather avoid buying a router, or airport exteme, if I could.
Thanks.
mac
You can't avoid buying a router. Every home or business network should be behind a NAT router of some type.

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Try the following for each AirPort Extreme ...
AEBSn - Port Mapping Setup
To setup port mapping on an 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), either connect to the AEBSn's wireless network or temporarily connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to one of the LAN port of the AEBSn, and then use the AirPort Utility, in Manual Setup, to make these settings:
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