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TwoTabs's avatar
TwoTabs
Apprentice
Jan 16, 2022

CAX80 Port Forwarding Not working

I am on firmware verison 2.1.3.5

 

I recieved my CAX80 a couple days ago

 

I have tried multiple times to forward ports manually. The only way i have been sucessfull to get to anything outside of my network (NVR) is by enabling UPNP on everything. That is leaving my network vulnerable to attack. Can anyone please explain how i can manually port forward. Everytime i try to port anything it tells me the port is already being used. Even when if i go to each device and turn UNPNP off on them. This is frustrating. This device was 400 bucks and ive already had tons of issues with it.

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    • olympos1625's avatar
      olympos1625
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Jan 22, 2022

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      Hi TwoTabs,

       

      Welcome to NETGEAR Community!

       

      Thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear about your experience with the modem. May we know which device are you trying to open ports with? What are the port numbers? ( you may DM this to us). What is your internet IP address? Are you getting an error messages when you try to use the device remotely?

       

      Please do not hesitate to let me know if you need further assistance. 

       

      Regards,

       

      Oliver

      Community Team

      • TwoTabs's avatar
        TwoTabs
        Apprentice
        Jan 23, 2022

        to my NVR's and my Patch Management system. If i have UPNP on things work fine, but when i turn UPNP off and try to forward using manual port forwarding it keeps telling me that those specified ports are already in use. I would much rather be doing manual port forwarding since UPNP leaves the network at risk for attack