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Toph_Bei_Fong
Aug 10, 2023Aspirant
Help with Port Forwarding Error
I'm getting this error when trying to forward ports for my Nvidia Shield devices for PLex The specified port(s) are being used by other configurations. Please check your configurations of Remote ...
- Aug 10, 2023
Port forwarding requires that the internal IP address remain constant. Rather than set a Static IP on the actual device, the recommended practice is to use the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Setup Menu item LAN Setup to reserve (or 'assign') specific IP addresses to devices using their hardware Mac address.
The DHCP 'pool' of addresses to be handed out to other devices is set to a separate range of IP from those that are being reserved for specific devices. With the separation, there is no chance that some device will be assigned an address from the pool that should be given to one of the fixed devices.
FURRYe38
Aug 10, 2023Guru
https://kb.netgear.com/25722/How-do-I-reserve-an-IP-address-on-my-NETGEAR-router
https://kb.netgear.com/24092/How-do-I-edit-a-reserved-IP-address-entry-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Toph_Bei_Fong
Aug 10, 2023Aspirant
Oh man that is even better. Thank you so much
- FURRYe38Aug 10, 2023Guru
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