What is the next available port to forward on my Netgear DG834 Router??

Question

I have a Netgear DG834 Router and i have a IP Camera hooked up to the router and i can view the camera on the internal network and now i am trying to port forward the camera so i can view it on the internet for example http://84.69.143.92:** what is the next available port after 80 i can use to forward my camera??

Answer 1

port 80 is HTTP.



I'd use something in the high thousands just to keep it from conflicting from anything else that you use. 1000-9000

Answer 2

Most people use 80, 88, 8080, 443, or some random very-high port.



80 is blocked by most residential ISPs to stop home-servers from working.



443 is Secure HTTP (https) default and in my experience is the best to use - I've found some free hotspots block many outbound ports.







If your camera supports HTTPS access I'd try using 443 and configure it for https...it's probably the least-blocked and most-reliable (not to mention secure). I use 443 for TCP/IP internet-printing so I can use my home printer from my college - works great (the college blocks all non-standard ports both ways).

Answer 3

Here is a good guide for you which explains how to set up Port Forwarding on your router so you can choose a port number yourself.



http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/DG834/default.htm