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ATOMATOFLAMES
Aspirant
Apr 07, 2023

RBR750 Port Forwarding Not Working

I am trying to get port forwarding to work and I have not been successful.  - I have tried with and without a DDNS service and neither has worked.  - I have a static IP address assigned to my targe...
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CrimpOn
Guru
Apr 07, 2023

As a person who leaves his desktop computer turned on 24/7, I confess to being puzzled about the need for Wake on LAN from "somewhere on the internet".  But, whatever.......

 

It might be worth a brief check on the IP addressing.  i.e.:

  • On the 750 router web interface, the Advanced Tab home page, the IP address that shows for Internet Port IP address should match the address that is reported by those web services, such as https://canyouseeme.org 
    It appears that you have tested this already.
  • There needs to be a device which accepts direction from the internet and creates the WOL broadcast packet on the LAN.
    The Wikipedia article on Wake on LAN is pretty clear that WOL is designed to operate at layer 2 of the OSI model and is generally not routed.  Notice the comments that IP addresses are not used.  The Magic Packet is broadcast to every device on the LAN and the device with a matching MAC address is  the one that "wakes up".

My sense is that this is not a simple task to accomplish.

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      ATOMATOFLAMES
      Aspirant
      Apr 07, 2023

      Thank you.  I have tested that.  TeamViewer is supposed to generate and send the magic packet but it needs to know where to send it.  My public IP does match those sites.  Now that I have updated to the newest version of FW my device list is missing connected devices and is showing incorrect IP addresses.  This might be part of the problem.

       

      - In my CMD window, it shows that the PC I am on has an internal IP address of 192.168.1.22(preferred)

      - In the list of devices on the main Orbi Page, it has the correct device name listed with a different MAC address and IP address as 192.168.1.14

      - When I check the DHCP Reservation, it still shows the correct device name and the MAC address and IP address match what is shown in the CMD window when the ipconfig /all command is run.

       

      Both this PC and another are plugged into the Orbi Satelite and only one is showing up even though they both have access to the internet.  Neither of them match the MAC or IP address as shown for the 1 device name it did see.  I am getting very confused.