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Minecraft Port Fowarding
So I have a D6220 router (not an option to put in for some reason) I’ve been trying to forward my ports to play minecraft (25565) with my friends for at least 2 days now, I’ve watched videos and done ...
> I'm not too sure what you mean by value here
The _numbers_. The actual _numbers_. Not "like xxx.xx.xx.xx" or
"the number i get when i search for my public IP". The actual
_numbers_. I don't even need _all_ of them; the first half would be
fine:> [...] "a.b" out of "a.b.c.d" would be enough.
> [...] im sorry but it dispays like xxx.xx.xx.xx but that number does
> not match the number i get when i search for my public IPThat could be your problem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT
If your ISP is using carrier-grade NAT, then your router will not get
a public WAN/Internet IP address, and so you will not be able to make
port forwarding work.
You could try asking your ISP if you can get a public address. They
might charge extra for that, if they'll do it at all. Some ISPs dislike
servers for residential customers.
> [...] i find my IPv4 from cmd ipconfig, [...]
That address could change at any time. Visit
http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for
Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Address
Reservation".
> [...] enter that into the port forwarding/trigging section press add
> and enter the ports i want forwarded which is (25565) [...]
I still can't see any of that. There are some parameters in a
port-forwarding rule: Name, Type (protocols), External ports, Internal
ports, and Server IP Address. What, exactly, are yours?
> [...] if my public IP matched what it said in the Advanced Home page
> and it doesnt, when i go to look at it the box that says "get
> dynamically from ISP" is checked
I didn't say "in the Advanced Home page". There are many things on
that page. What I requested was, specifically:
ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home : Internet Port : Internet IP Address
What is that value? "a.b" out of "a.b.c.d" would be enough.
> [...] when i go to look at it the box that says "get dynamically from
> ISP" is checked
"go" _where_, to look at _what_? "Get Automatically from ISP" is not
a problem. The actual _address_ which you "Get Automatically from ISP"
may be a problem.
> Sorry if its too vague [...]
It is. Actual numbers would be more useful than your descriptions of
those numbers.
> go to the manual
I went through the steps the manual showed and in LAN Setup which is where i reserve and IP adress the one i get from cmd ipconfig was already on the reserve list
>some paremeters in a port fowarding...
So for the name i just named it "Minecraft" so i remebered what it was for, Service Type is TCP/UDP, External Starting Point: 25565, Internal STarting Point: 25565 and the internal IP address is the one I get by selecting the computer im using which is also the same as the IP I get from cmd ipconfig
ADVANCED>ADVANCED home : internet port : internet IP address
I'm not too sure what you mean by value here im sorry but it dispays like xxx.xx.xx.xx but that number does not match the number i get when i search for my public IP
>Get what from where
From here i go to the Internet Setup tab and find the section that says "Internet IP Address" and just below that is the box that is checked "Get Dynamically From ISP"
> I'm not too sure what you mean by value here
The _numbers_. The actual _numbers_. Not "like xxx.xx.xx.xx" or
"the number i get when i search for my public IP". The actual
_numbers_. I don't even need _all_ of them; the first half would be
fine:> [...] "a.b" out of "a.b.c.d" would be enough.
> [...] im sorry but it dispays like xxx.xx.xx.xx but that number does
> not match the number i get when i search for my public IPThat could be your problem:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT
If your ISP is using carrier-grade NAT, then your router will not get
a public WAN/Internet IP address, and so you will not be able to make
port forwarding work.
You could try asking your ISP if you can get a public address. They
might charge extra for that, if they'll do it at all. Some ISPs dislike
servers for residential customers.So when i search for my public IP on the internet it say that it is 117.20.xx.xxx
but when I look at Advanced>Advanced home>Internet Ip Address it is 100.88.xx.xx
I will contact my ISP and see if its something on their end in the mean time
> [...] when i search for my public IP on the internet it say that it is
> 117.20.xx.xxx
>
> but when I look at Advanced>Advanced home>Internet Ip Address it is
> 100.88.xx.xxThat looks like the problem. Plug that "100.88.xx.xxx" address into
the form at "https://whois.arin.net/", and get discouraged. (Compare
with what you get from the "117.20.xx.xxx" address.)