Can't get search results

[Wraith_3]

I just did a fresh install of XP and installed WinMX again. When I ran the setup wizard it said it could not connect with TCP. The correct ports are forwarded on my router, and my firewall says it's letting WinMX through and allowing it to connect with TCP. I can make a Primary connection, but when I search I don't get any results.

[GhostShip]

The results on primary arrive via UDP Wraith, please ensure you have forwarded the ports for UDP also in your router.

This may help
https://www.winmxworld.com/tutorials/routers_info.html

[Wraith_3]

Yeah both are allowed for in/out traffic. It's like everything is working, but something is still not getting through.

[Me Here]

Wraith

Can you just verify for me that WinMX Settings > Incoming TCP has the top option ticked and what port it says there?
And In/Out UDP what port and top option?

Also what firewall do you use, if its the XP one you will need to set ports in that as well for Primary connections.

[Wraith_3]

For TCP it's 6699 and for UDP it's 6257. I'm using AVG 8.0 for the firewall with the XP one disabled. I've got those ports forwarded on my router.

[Me Here]

ok Wraith what router are we talking about here maybe we need to look at its configurations more closely if your still having this problem.

[Wraith_3]

It's a Linksys WRT54GX4. I've been able to search and download with WinMX before using the settings on the router now. I just haven't been able to after reinstalling XP.

[Me Here]

Great ok Wraith,

Here is what id like you to do: 

Go to Start > Run > type in    cmd
Then click OK
Now in the black box I want you to type          ipconfig /all
Then Hit Enter

Its very likely that the IP Address listed in the black box is different from the one that you originally set rules up for.  Take down the IP Address as its listed there and then close it and go to your router for me.  (not to be confused with the Default Gateway Address)

Go to the Application and Gaming Screen and from there click Port Range Forwarding.  You should now see older rules you had and places to add new ones.

First of all make sure that WinMX is still listed there with 'TWO' rules one for TCP and one for UDP.

If you do infact see two rules next make sure that the IP Address they are forwarding to is the same as the one you got earlier.  If not change it to match.
Next make a note of what you used as your TCP port number and what you used for UDP.

If there are no rules for WinMX add them as follows

WinMX             6699   6699     TCP     192.168.x.x (x's being your actual IP Address) and Enable
WinMX2           6257   6257     UDP      192.168.x.x (same ip as above)

Then apply any changes made and open WinMX.
Go to the Settings > Incoming TCP and double check that the top option here is ticked and that the correct port number is being used.
Now go to In/Out UDP and do the same.

Once this is finished just a matter of making sure that any firewalls are set to allow WinMX and that if you dont 'normally use the XP one' (your using something different as a firewall) that its OFF or if you Do use the XP Firewall you have ports added to it as well.
https://www.winmxworld.com/tutorials/firewalls-xp-sp2.html    instructions for XP SP2 firewall.

Then if you made any changes restart everything and let me know how you get on.

[Wraith_3]

That was it, the IP changed.:  For some reason I never thought it would change because I didn't mess with the router. Thanks!

[Me Here]

 

[Wraith_3]

Hey while I've got some help, if I wanted to set up a wireless PC to use WinMX how do I do that? Do I just forward two more ports with that IP?

[Me Here]

If you mean set up a laptop for example it will require that you choose two more ports for the WinMX on that system to use, finding the laptops IP address as described above (start > run > cmd... etc)
Then open the router and forward those new ports to that laptops IP address

Should have it sorted yes 

[Wraith_3]

Ok, thanks!