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RBR50 Port forwarding not working
Hi, I'm trying to set up an minecraft server for me and my friends at school and i need to port forward port number 25565, but it doesnt work. My router from ISP is in bridge mode, im not using D...
Web sites like Shields Up! will report any open port as a potential danger.
They prefer "stealth".
Imagine you go by a house and find:
- There is a door, and it is wide open. You can walk in. That merits RED.
- There is a door, but you can't open it. That rates BLUE because maybe if you tried hard enough you could break in.
- You can't tell if there is a door or not. Maybe one is hidden somehow. Or maybe there is no door at all. This gets GREEN How do I break in if I cannot find a door?
In order by security, Green is more secure than Blue, and Blue is more secure than Red.
Hey im back,
Thank you for the explanation but i already read on the gibson page what does the colors mean, but i have few more questions.
How do i make an stealth port do i need to make some changes on the router or on client side. And i noticed that the port is open on mac, but not on windows. This means that i need to make some changes to the windows computer.
Now i will try those methods that you said before
Thank you
EDIT: Did make some changes to the firewall on windows now it is working the port status on gibson is open.
Minecraft Server works, thank you. Only thing left is how do i make an stealth port?
Thank you
dismay wrote:
EDIT: Did make some changes to the firewall on windows now it is working the port status on gibson is open.
Minecraft Server works, thank you. Only thing left is how do i make an stealth port?
The default firewall rule is to ignore connections attempts. That is what Gibson reports as "stealth" (because the connection attempt simply "dies"). But a stealth port means that no one can connect to it.
In order for someone on the internet to access the Minecraft server, the port must be "open". By definition, an open port is vulnerable to attack. It's just part of offering a service on the internet.