Some routers & modems work best with port forwarding if you have a static local IP. Manually set your network interface card (NIC) to use a static ip address. You can also download my FREE Simple Static IP tool to set it for you.
Today is October 14, 2015 so that means that 180 days before today would be April 17, 2015.
The Planets for October 2015. This is not a good month to observe the innermost planet. It begins the month between the Earth and the Sun reaching its greatest angular distance from the Sun on the 16th. Even on this date it will rise only 41 minutes earlier than the Sun and hard to spot in the early morning twilight.