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Orbi port forwarding not working
Hi, I am trying to set up port forwarding on my Orbi AX4200. The purpose is to set up remote access to my Plex server running on a Synology NAS, which is connected to one of the satellites of my...
the shieldsup is green for port 32605 to my NAS port forward. it didn't say open, rather stealth. on a whim, I disabled the firewall on the nas for a few seconds and it passed. so, the issue is not the netgear router and I'm sorry if I mucked up this guys thread. thanks for all the help.
Aggie94 wrote:
the shieldsup is green for port 32605 to my NAS port forward. it didn't say open, rather stealth.
Thanks for taking the time for this other test. SheldsUp! defines a port as
- Open - when a connection attempt is accepted
- Stealth - when the connection request just 'disappears'. No response of any kind.
- Closed - when a port responds to the connection request with a denial.
There is an interesting discussion in the FAQ about why Gibson uses the terms he does when other sites use other terms.
Not having much luck finding a reference for the Plex client/server TCP handshake.
This post says it is an http header:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/g7yge1/how_does_plex_serverclient_handshake_work/