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Netgear WNDR4300 Loopback?
Hello i want to know if my router Netgear WNDR4300 supports Loopback? im hoping to port forward so i can play with my friends on a game hosting a server i got my router hooked up to my modem and another Eithernet cable that also is hooked to my pc but im having a little difficutly with that part, so if anyone can tell me if it supports loopback thank you
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> [...] if my router Netgear WNDR4300 [...]
WNDR4300 or WNDR4300v2? Look at the product label. Firmware
version?> [...] supports Loopback? [...]
NAT loopback? So far as I know, every Netgear consumer router is
supposed to support NAT loopback. Multiple reports suggest that it
doesn't work on the D7000v2, but I don't recall any similar reports for
the WNDR4300[vX], and I'd guess that such a problem would have generated
multiple (memorable) complaints.> [...] im having a little difficutly with that part, [...]
Not a very detailed description of what you did, or what happened
when you did it.What's the IP address of the WAN/Internet interface of the
WNDR4300[vX]? Is it a public address?ill try to explain more the model is WNDR400 its a N750, and i have a mediacom modem, it does not support loopback so i bought this netgear router, what i did was plug my router into my modem and then pluged another eithernet cable into my computer then i went to my router interface it was 192.168.1.2 and went over to port triggering/port forwarding and i did i forwarded the ports of 7777 and 27015, but im not sure what else to do, im not sure if my modem has something to do with it not working ? i tryed to forward the same ports into the modem but still no results so im not sure what else to do, hope this is enough info for you? oh and another thing on the interface of the netgear router over in the advanced tab there is a internet port that shows 192.168.0.41, should i use that ip instead? how i found out about my other ip was through command prompt (192.168.1.2)
> ill try to explain more [...]
You might instead try answering the questions. Look for "?".
> [...] a mediacom modem [...]
Has it a maker and model number?
> [...] it does not support loopback [...]
NAT loopback is a router function, not a modem function. So, if your
(unspecified) "a mediacom modem" is actually some kind of modem, then
that would not be amazing. If your (unspecified) "a mediacom modem" is
actually a modem+router, then how, exactly, did you determine that is
does not do NAT loopback?
You talk much about "[NAT] loopback", but I see no evidence that you
have a NAT loopback problem.
If your (unspecified) "a mediacom modem" is actually a modem+router,
then throwing another router into this mess may not be very likely to
help in any way, but, without a better description of what you're
trying to do, what you actually did, and what actually happened when you
did it, it's tough to say.> [...] then i went to my router interface it was 192.168.1.2 [...]
Is that the IP address of your (unspecified) "my computer"? Have you
done anything to ensure that your "my computer" always gets that IP
address? (ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup > Address Reservation?)> [...] i did i forwarded the ports of 7777 and 27015, [...]
What were your actual port-forwarding rules. Copy+paste is your
friend.> [...] im not sure if my modem has something to do with it not working
> [...] ?"it"? _What_? "not working" is not a useful problem description.
It does not say what you did. It does not say what happened when you
did it. As usual, showing actual actions with their actual results
(error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.> [...] i tryed to forward the same ports into the modem [...]
I don't know what that means. Are you trying to say that you did
some kind of port-forwarding configuration on your (unspecified) "a
mediacom modem" (which must then actually be a modem+router)? Or what?> [...] but still no results [...]
See "not a useful problem description [...]", above.
> [...] on the interface of the netgear router over in the advanced tab
> there is a internet port that shows 192.168.0.41, [...]
_Where_ "in the advanced tab"? At what are you looking? Generally,
these numbers are labeled somehow. If that's the "Internet IP Address",
then your (unspecified) "a mediacom modem" would seem to be a
modem+router, not a modem.> [...] how i found out about my other ip was through command prompt
> (192.168.1.2)"other" than what? Is that the IP address of your (unspecified) "my
computer", or what? See "As usual, [...]", above.If you're seeing IP addresses like "192.168.1.X" and "192.168.0.Y" on
different devices, then you would seem to have two routers, not a modem
and a router. This is generally a poor idea.You might want to start again, with a less vague description of your
network equipment, how it's connected and configured, and what the
actual problem which you are trying to solve might be.Beyond that, if your (unspecified) "a mediacom modem" really is a
modem+router, which seems pretty likely, then you might want to start
again, without adding the second router to your configuration.