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Port forwarding stopped working
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.
Use a web browser to connect to http://orbilogin.net. Log in with the admin credentials ("admin" and password) then click on the Advanced Tab. (see attached image)
Or, in the Orbi "app" click on the Home icon (upper left, little house inside a circle), Settings, Router Settings, Internet Port. It is called "External IP Address"
you are correct, that is an internal ip address, starts with 192.168 and everything, what do I do to correct this.
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.
thnk you, bridge mode worked wonders! :D