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Hi,

my PC is connected in a LAN where a static IP is given by my ISP provider. Obviously my router has given another IP address for our LAN.

Now, my request is that there is a professional talk every walk and i wanted to publish over the internet by an audio link. Hence, i require an IP for my PC so that people from other country can connect to my PC over that link.

Can you pls guide me for this. I am already having a program to broadcast which is asking me to enter the static IP.

pls guide me. my email is

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Practical checklist and clear next steps to make a home PC reachable for an audio stream — expanding on ’s port‑forwarding suggestion and filling common gaps from similar threads.

First, confirm the ISP’s public/static IP is on the router’s WAN and the router is doing NAT for the LAN. Give the broadcast PC a fixed LAN address (DHCP reservation in the router or a manual static IP) so forwarding rules stay correct. In the streaming application note the exact port number and whether it uses TCP or UDP.

Configure the router: log into its admin page (common addresses are 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, or 10.0.0.1), open Port Forwarding / Virtual Server, and forward the stream port to the PC’s fixed LAN IP using the correct protocol. On the PC, add a Windows Firewall inbound rule for that port or allow the BroadWave executable. Ensure BroadWave is bound to the correct interface (not limited to localhost).

Quick checks and troubleshooting tips:

  • Verify the app is listening with a local command, for example:
    netstat -ano | findstr :<port>

    Replace <port> with the streaming port. If nothing shows, the app isn’t listening on that port.

  • From a device on a different network (cellular data or a friend’s PC) try the router’s public IP and port — many routers don’t support NAT loopback so inside tests may fail.
  • If the router’s WAN IP is in a private range (10.x, 172.16–31.x, 192.168.x) the ISP likely uses CGNAT and inbound connections won’t reach the router; request a public IP or business/static option from the ISP.

If forwarding still fails, a temporary DMZ can diagnose whether forwarding rules or the app are the issue (DMZ is insecure so only for testing). If a public IP or open ports cannot be obtained, the practical alternatives are using a hosted streaming/relay provider or a tunnelling/relay service so listeners connect to an external host rather than directly to the home PC. Good practical start by — these steps cover the usual missing pieces.

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No need to re-invent the wheel here; there is already an excellent resource to help with anything network related at portforward.com.

The exact page you need is here.

Post again if you need more specific help with the static ip, or if you need help with broadcasting (I've ran a few internet radio stations over the years and may be able to help).

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Hi beerlover,

Thanks a lot for your kind reply to my post.

I managed to download broadwave software to broadcast the pro talk - but others cant connect to me.

I have read thru www.portforward.com as broadwave suggested and as per your link.

Please guide me the better solution.

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D'oh.
I think I just replied in Private Message. Sorry about that. Post again if that didn't work.

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