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Public IP to a Minecraft Server Port Forwarding
Hi, So I'm trying to create a Minecraft server for my friends and I cause I'm a nerd. I've set everything up right Minecraft-wise, because the localhost works fine. However, trying to connect to ...
Is there a guide anywhere to explain how to do the first option? I'm not very experienced in computer hardware.
You'll need to contact the ISP to see if this option can be supported on there modem. Some modems don't support bridging so if thats the case, you can try option #2. Option #3 lastly.
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Contact your ISP and have them help you bridge the modem. IF by chance the modem can't be bridged, try option # 2 or 3 of my listed suggestions for Modem/Router combo units.
I agree that putting your modem in bridge mode is the best (#1) but if that's not the case then you can also port-forward twice, once from the outside Internet through your AT&T router to the Orbi router and again from the Orbi router to your internal PC. My own network is setup this way and I port-forward twice.
First figure out if you are in bridge mode by looking at your Orbi's Internet IP address. At http://orbilogin.com/adv_index.htm does Internet Port - IP Address look llike 192.xx.xx.xx or 10.xx.xx.xx? The latter means you are not using bridge mode and then the Domain Name Server's 10.yy.yy.yy address is likely how you get to your cable modem's admin web interface.
If you do need to port-forward twice then go to your AT&T modem's web control using 10.yy.yy.yy address and use it to forward your Minecraft port from 10.yy.yy.yy to the Orbi's 10.xx.xx.xx. What brand of cable modem do you have, e.g., is it Motorola? With this info we can help if you have trouble setting up your modem's port forwarding.
To test your final port-forwarding setup you can use https://canyouseeme.org/. It tells you your outside internet public IP address. You can also enter the port and it will tell you if the port is forwarded correctly, i.e., someone is listening and it is just blocked on the PC, versus a problem with the port forwarding.
