Router and MW2 Issues

I've had a nightmare recently where my net went down and thinking it was the router i started fiddling and stupidly reset it. Then found out it was an outage to do with the isp. I ended up with a router that wouldnt work as i had no idea what settings etc to use.

Anyway i managed to get it back up and running and got on the net but now i'm having issues with MW2. Firstly i had a strict NAT so i followed instructions on forwarding the ports which i done and the NAt is now open, but i still cant seem to find any games. It jsut hangs on looking for games all the time.

If i go to Team Deathmatch i can get a game but i'm assuming thats something to do with the huge numbers in that mode as opposed to the others, although sadly its not the game type i usually play.

I've tested the ports with a program and they are open but now i'ma bit lost as to what could be the proplem.

I'm using a Linksys AG241 id that helps.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

No one here got a linksys router and happen to play MW2?

Enable UPnP

u probably went here anyway but thought i would post it anyway

http://www.portforward.com/english/r..._Warfare_2.htm

Got upnp enabled already and also forwarded the relevent ports and tested them, but no joy.

I even tried to set it onto DMZ just to see if it would work but no joy.

All i could do with is if someone else had a linksys i could see what the difference between their settings and mine are, but not having much luck.

Cheers though

I doubt it would make a difference but it does only seem to be mw2 giving me hassle, would a re-install do any good?

If it's in the DMZ, then it's probably not your router that's the problem. Take your router out of the DMZ and switch off Windows firewall or whatever you're using.

Well when you say 'its in the DMZ' im not too sure, i thought it was just the setting on my router admin panel where you can enable dmz. But from what youre saying maybe theres more to it.

I've got windows firewall turned off and uninstalled Kapersky just to be sure.

Thing is if i cant play MW2 anymore its not quite the end of the world but i;m just worried that if its playing up for that then it may play up for AvP or BC2 which are the two games i'm waiting for.

My router is on all default settings apart from the obvious security settings, if your still having probs after resetting it'll be your isp still playing up...

What router do you have?

All i want is to be able to connect to the net and play games without a **** tonne of hassle. So if anyone else has a router that causes no proboems then maybe i couold just get the same one.