How to set up port forwarding to the Airport Extreme Base Station

A couple of months ago, I pointed out that began to decline sharply rating by one closed torrent tracker. It turned out that the participants in file-sharing can not download files from my computer. This coincided with the move to a new provider and change your modem. We already toldThat Apple has released a new firmware version for the Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) and updated utility Airport. This was the impetus to what to configure port forwarding.

Port forwarding allows remote computers to connect to your particular machine. It is not just about faylooobmene. Open ports may be required for online multiplayer gaming, video conferencing services, etc.

At the Airport Extreme Base Station is one of the easiest control panels. Setting is carried out using a utility Airport (Programs → Utilities → Airport.app utility).

Run the program, select the base village:

Double-click it, click "Change". Go to the tab "Network".

Setting up forwarding is performed at the bottom of the screen. Presses "+" and add:

Description - specify that anything to help then determine the required rule in the list. Prescribe the port you want to open. Private iP-address - the address of your Mac, you can find here: System Preferences → Network → Status.

The port number can range from 0 to 65535. Opening the port for torrents, it is better to avoid ports 0 - 1023. They are considered to be well-known and already in use by other applications and processes. It is better to specify the port in the range 6889-6890 (frequently used BitTorrent-clients), or some port near the end of the range. I chose 54300. In accordance with list is known and it is available for the ports and protocols used.

It now remains to specify the same port in BitTorrent-client settings. I use Transmission:

sources: DSL Reports, GigaOM, iClarified