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Introduction Introduction
The Thomson Gateway allows you to use one internet connection for multiple computers. This means that all The Thomson Gateway allows you to use one
your computers share one public IP address, as if only one computer were connected to your computers share one public IP address,
Issue Issue
When the Thomson Gateway receives an incoming message, the Thomson Gateway has to decide to which When the Thomson Gateway receives an incoming message, the Thomson Gateway has to
computer he has to send this message. computer he has to send this
If the incoming message is a response to an outgoing message originating from one of your computers, the If the incoming message is a
Thomson Gateway sends the incoming message to this Thomson Gateway sends the
If your are running a server or an application that acts If your are running a
the initial message will come from the internet and the Thomson Gateway has to decide the initial message will come
he should forward the incoming message. he should forward the incoming message.
Solution Solution
To avoid this problem you must: To avoid this problem you must:
Enable UPnP Enable
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message.
response to an outgoing message originating from one of your computers, the
incoming message to this computer
server or an application that acts as a server (for
from the internet and the Thomson Gateway has to decide to which computer
UPnP. .
(HT HTTP TP, F , FTP TP,. ,...) ..) to to
internet connection for multiple computers. This means that all
as if only one computer were connected to the outside world.
computer. .
Internet Internet
as a server (for example a HTTP server, internet game),
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Internet Internet
local networking device local networking device. .
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the outside world.
decide to which
example a HTTP server, internet game),
to which computer
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