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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's avatar
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. 

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      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
      Apr 20, 2017

      Hello skia

       

      I know that 80 and 443 typically are closed and cant be forward.

       

      DarrenM