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Port forwarding not working
Hei have been trying to port forward my router so me and my friend can play call of duty bo4 together, but it doesn't seem to work
i set my modem to bridge mode but its still not working tho
Probably worth a minute to double check that the Orbi router "internet address" matches the public IP address reported by any of the port scanning web sites, such as Gibson Security "Sheild's Up!": https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
And if it matches then what
CarlE123 wrote:And if it matches then what
More like, if it doesn't match is an "aha" moment. No match means impossible to port forward because external connection attempts will be blocked before they reach the Orbi.
I think i will call my isp thingy on monday
CarlE123 wrote:And if it matches then what
Making assumptions has seldom worked out for me. For example, one could infer from the question that the IP address shown on the Orbi web interface matches the IP address shown by port testing web sites. Or, one could infer that you have not checked and this is in anticipation of the results. If they don't match, then port forwarding can never work. If they DO match, then something else is blocking port forwarding.
its the right ip but its says connection timed out when I check for open ports