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Router Firmware Version V2.5.2.4 RBR50 I was running a minecraft server for my friends a few months back, the port was open back then but now when i am trying again it no longer works. I set th...
You have three choices:
- Find a way to put the sagemcom into "bridge mode" so that the public IP address is passed through to the Orbi and the sagemcom stops doing any "router functions", like being a DHCP server, providing WiFi, etc.
- Put the Orbi into access point (AP) mode and find a way to have the sagemcom forward ports.
- Replace the sagemcom with a "plain modem".
#3 requires no intellectual effort on your part, but may cost money.
#2 is 'yucky'. Why learn how to manage another device? If you can do #2, you can probably do #1.
If #3 is not convenient, then #1 is the top choice. Maybe a call to the ISP will provide the solution. i.e. either they put the sagemcom into bridge mode for you, or they tell you how to do it.
Otherwise, it is off to the interent to find a User Manual for the sagemcom and figure out how to put it into bridge mode.
If this server is running on a Windows machine, make sure the firewall is not blocking the port. You need to set your home wireless network as "private" vs. "public" so Windows trusts outside connections.
Here's one set of instructions: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-set-your-networks-location-private-or-public-windows-10/
You can do this by:
- Right-mouse on the network icon in the lower right task bar, select Open Network & Internet Settings.
- The network should show as "Private network". If it says "Public network" then the firewall will block your port from outside devices, including the Orbi's forwarding.
- Press the Properties button.
- Change Network Profile to Private.