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sika
Aspirant
Apr 05, 2017

C3000-Port forwarding issues

I have setup port forwarding on the above mentioned router, however the port is still closed when its checked using online tools. I have done lots of reading on port forward but still can't seem to s...
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sika
Aspirant
Apr 05, 2017

I was able to get the port open simply by adding the internal IP to the DMZ.

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    sika
    Aspirant
    Apr 05, 2017

    I don't believe this is the right way of doing it, that's assigning the application/service as DMZ server. It doesn't feel right. Any other ways to fix these issues?

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      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
      Apr 12, 2017

      Hello Sika 

       

      What ports are you trying to open sometimes certain ones are blocked by the Isp others are reserved on the router for functions.

       

      DarrenM

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        sika
        Aspirant
        Apr 18, 2017

        hello DarrenM,

        For starters thankyou for your response. I have tried several ports, 80, 443, and 350 and all of them are closed.