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JeebsBro
Aspirant
Sep 21, 2022

NightHawk RAX43 Port forwarding Issue

Hi all, I can't seem to port forward my router. I will refer to the port forward server as a Minecraft one to be easy.

1. I use a third party program "PFPortChecker" Which I've used many times before with many different routers to set a static IP address.
2 Port forwarding / Port Triggering I've added my address found from CMD>ipconfig>Ipv4 and I've used Minecrafts Ports "25565" for External and Internal.

3. I've used the program to port check as well as other ones found online and it's still saying my port is closed. I don't understand the issue since theres not much out there on youtube to do

with my router. It's usually really straight forward to port forward so I'm just a bit stuck.

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  • microchip8's avatar
    microchip8
    Master
    Sep 22, 2022
    Most online checkers need something listening on the port to report it as open. In other words, your Minecraft server needs to be actively listening during an online port check. Otherwise, the check will report the port as closed.
    • JeebsBro's avatar
      JeebsBro
      Aspirant
      Sep 25, 2022

      Ive added inbound and outbound UDP and TCP 25565 ports is that what you meant by listening?

       

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        JeebsBro
        Aspirant
        Sep 25, 2022

        Ive got a static IP

        Ive got inbound and outbound UDP and TCP rules for 25565

        Ive got port forwarding internal IP address made to my PC's IPV4

        Ive got LAN setting address reservation set to my PC's IPV4 so it's the same.

        I'm thinking maybe my provider is blocking my connections. I'll have to call them when theyre open.