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How do I configure my router such that I can access Internet using my local IP address?

I have a Cisco router 1700 series and a DSL Internet connection. How do I configure my router such that I can access Internet using my local IP address and can forward my local port to the outside? For example, DSL IP: 202.210.204.210; Local IP: 192.168.1.250.

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Your local IP (192…) cannot be sent outside. What you should do is configure default gateway on your PC as IP of routers Ethernet interface IP. On your router create a static route: "ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 202.210.204.210." You might have to give interface name instead of DSL IP.

This was first published in November 2005

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