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ddk220
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Oct 18, 2017

Unable to port forward TCP connection while UDP is enabled.

I have enabled port forwarding for both UDP and TCP for 16000 on my router - C37000

But I only see the UDP connection to be open. Could you point me to any settings that I have to explore?

 

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  • > I have enabled port forwarding for both UDP and TCP for 16000 on my
    > router - C37000

       Perhaps, but showing the actual rule(s) would add credibility to that
    claim.  Copy+paste is your friend.

    > But I only see the UDP connection to be open.

       Are you running any server program on the target system which is
    listening at this port?  Also, are you testing the target system at its
    LAN address, or at the router's public address?  Both should work, and
    only one depends on the router's port-forwarding anything.

       In my experience, people who talk about ports being closed often
    don't understand the problem.  A port looks "closed" when there's no
    server program listening at that port.  All the port forwarding in the
    world won't help you if, at the end of the line, no one is listening at
    that port number.