ryancorda040 :
The thing is that i want to open the port for a specific game, does the 1st para which u wrote apply for hosting a server for a game or is that only for hosting a website?
The range and everything is already set, i just added the mac address to the respective ip address but on rechecking, the port is still not open
If a game is just not communicating and you are trying to open a port. The first paragraph does not apply.
In these circumstances. When referring to a static IP Address. It means a Static IP Address within your LAN. Not from your ISP. In this case you want to follow the second paragraph and on. It is only roughly generalized. If you need more specifics I or someone else can try. But I'd need more info about your network. Such as what router you use? What about your ISP. Are they providing you with a router or just a modem? Which one? If they provide a router are you also using your own?
The 1st part is referring to directing web traffic to you. This only applies when you are hosting something (devices on the outside need to find you). Such as a game server, FTP server, web server, &c. If you are just trying to play a game. You are the client computer. The game server does not need to find you. Your game finds them.
As you are trying to play a game. Are you even sure it is a port forwarding problem? Do you use any third party Internet Security Suite? Such as Norton Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, McAfee Total Protection, &c. Anything beyond a standalone anti-virus. Anything that provides their own firewall. These security programs are notorious for fudging up a computers firewall. They block all sorts of programs which need network access.
If you are having a problem with any program connecting to the network or internet, network printer not communicating, &c. That is the first place to look. Look through it's options to disable the firewall. Then try again. If that doesn't work disable the Windows firewall (it will turn on when the third party is turned off) and try again. If it works figure out how to unblock programs in your firewall. Then turn the firewall back on and unblock the game.