C7000 Port 8080

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Hi everyone!&nbsp; i am trying to control my DirecTV over port 8080.&nbsp; &nbsp;I have created a static IP for my DirecTV and enabled TCP/UDP port forwarding of 8080 to the DirecTV static address.&nbsp; When I tried to control it using the&nbsp;weblink below while on LAN (ie. home internet), it paused the device.&nbsp; However, when I tried it over the WAN (ie. cell phone), it did not pause the device.&nbsp; I checked an online port client, and it reports that 8080 is blocked.&nbsp; I talked to my Internet Provider (ie. Cox) and 8080 is one they allow.&nbsp; Any ideas how to get this port open? Or steps I may be missing?&nbsp;Of note, when I enabled Remote Management to Everyone and checked the online port client, it noted 8080 was open.&nbsp; However, I know this is a security issue so I turned it off.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;http://ipaddress:8080/remote/processKey?key=pause&amp;hold=keyPress&nbsp;

antinode · Answer

&gt; I have created a static IP for my DirecTV and enabled TCP/UDP port&gt; forwarding of 8080 to the DirecTV static address.&nbsp;&nbsp; As usual, showing actual actions with their actual results (errormessages, reports, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions orinterpretations.&nbsp; Copy+paste the actual port-forwarding rule&nbsp;and addressreservation?&nbsp;&nbsp; I understand why you might not want to reveal it, but not showing theactual "ipaddress" in your URL means that we must trust you that it'sthe right one.&nbsp; Does that URL work from your LAN?

erinnire5 · Answer

Yeah, I was just told never to share ip addresses.&nbsp; But the command does work within the LAN, just not the WAN.&nbsp; And I have Port Forwarding open.

antinode · Answer

&gt; Copy+paste the actual port-forwarding rule and address&gt; reservation?&nbsp;&nbsp; Still waiting.&gt; And I have Port Forwarding open.&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps.&nbsp; I want to see the evidence.&gt; But the command does work within the LAN, just not the WAN.&nbsp;&nbsp; Which "the command", exactly, works on the LAN?&nbsp; A URL with the LANaddress, or a URL with the WAN address?&nbsp; If port forwarding is working,then both should work from the LAN.&gt; Yeah, I was just told never to share ip addresses.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fine.&nbsp; But hide that one datum, not all the data.&nbsp; Copy+paste remainsyour friend.

erinnire5 · Answer

Oh gotcha.&nbsp; Sorry I misunderstood before.&nbsp; So the DirecTV IP Address is&nbsp;192.168.0.15.&nbsp;This is what I changed in the router.&nbsp;&gt; Copy+paste the actual port-forwarding rule and address&gt; reservation?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&gt; But the command does work within the LAN, just not the WAN.&nbsp;This is the command.... http://2600:8800:1e12:3522:7c17:b076:cbe0:28b6:8080/remote/processKey?key=pause&amp;hold=keyPress&nbsp;So when I&nbsp;put this in the address&nbsp;bar on my home network 'Netgear' it pauses the DirecTV.&nbsp; But when I attempt from my cell phone (ie. the WAN), it doesn't work.&nbsp; I got the 2600..number by googling 'whats my ip'.&nbsp;Thanks.&nbsp;&nbsp;

antinode · Answer

&nbsp;&nbsp; The port forwarding data look ok to me.&gt; http://IPv6_address:8080/remote/processKey?key=pause&amp;hold=keyPress&nbsp;&nbsp; I lack IPv6 experience, so I know nothing, but you might tryenclosing the IP address in that URL with brackets:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a:b:c:d:e:f:g:h:8080 -&gt; [a:b:c:d:e:f:g:h]:8080Otherwise, there's some ambiguity in the IPv6 address format when acolon-separated port number is appended.&nbsp; No bets, but it's an easy testto run.[The forum corrupted the message when I tried to specify the real URLwith brackets.&nbsp; So brackets must be powerful ju-ju.]&gt; So when I put this in the address bar on my home network 'Netgear' it&gt; uses the DirecTV.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'll read that as, "When I put this URL into the address bar of someWeb browser or other on some computer or other on my LAN, it works asexpected."&nbsp; If it works that way, then it would seem that yourport-forwarding is ok, and it should work from the outside world (if youuse that same browser).&gt;&nbsp; But when I attempt from my cell phone (ie. the WAN), it doesn't work.&nbsp;&nbsp; Different Web browsers could deal with these things differently.(For example, most/all modern browsers will convert "\" to "/" in a URL,but not all always did.)

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C7000 Port 8080

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