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Port 80 is closed on CAX30
Hi,
I'm trying to forward port 80 from my CAX30 modem to my laptop and it is not working. I was able to forward ports 443, 18080, etc. but for some reason port 80 doesn't work. I don't have any Access Controls turned on. The way I'm testing is, configure port forwarding rules for the above ports, finding my modem's IP on the internet, using that IP on my mobile phone (with wifi turned off) along with each of the above ports. Mobile is able to load contents for ports 443 and 18080 but not for 80. And when I used this site: https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ to check the above ports, it shows that port 80 is closed, although I have configured it the same way the above ports were configured. I even tried restarting the modem a couple of times, but no luck.
Is anyone able to shed some light on what I could be doing wrong here. Greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks,
R
2 Replies
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Cable Modem products. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Cable modems and know how to work it better than those of us who follow this router forum. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/bd-p/home-cable-modems-routers
Please use this link to the main forum product list to review and choose where to make your posts.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/NETGEAR-Forum/ct-p/en-netgear
Thank you.Many ISPs will take steps to limit the functionality of port 80 for security reasons, as sometimes people will do things like connect an NVR or IP camera or other random device and leave everything on their default settings, and as a result, their cameras end up on sites like shodan.
Beyond that, they also tend to restrict functions like that to prevent people from using a residential internet connection to host a website, especially with gigabit plans becoming more common.
