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Opening ports RBR40
I have a RBR40. I just need to open 1 port. No matter how hard I try...nope. I have followed every guide. Go to advanced settings, list the number and the device. Unblock in Windows firewall,...
> I just need to open 1 port. [...]
Which? Why?
> [...] No matter how hard I try...nope. [...]
None of that is 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 (commands) with their actual results (error
messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.
> [...] I have followed every guide. [...]
"every'? Thanks for the helpful links.
> Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?
Someone who knew what you were doing might have some kind of chance.
So far, that excludes me.
In my experience, people who talk about ports being "open" or
"closed" often don't understand the problem.
For the usual problems with port forwarding, see:
Which? Why?
1194 for OpenVPN
Filled in port forwarding according to Netgear's instructions.
Also followed guide from NoIP...same result.
Used a port checker to test the port...still closed.
I have done this before using a Linksys router, with no issues.
> 1194 for OpenVPN
Where is this OpenVPN running? How did you intend to connect to it?
From where?
> Filled in port forwarding according to Netgear's instructions.
And if someone with my weak psychic powers could guess which of
"Netgear's instructions" you were reading, and what you actually did
with them, then that (non-)description might have some actual value.> Also followed guide from NoIP...same result.
Thanks for the helpful link. Now you've followed two different
guides, both invisible. You could just post blank messages, and I'd
learn as much.See "As usual, [...]", above. Which part of "actual" was unclear?
> I have done this before using a Linksys router, with no issues.
Swell. I can't see what you did then, either.
> https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1859106I see no answers to any of the questions there. My time is much more
valuable to me than it seems to be to you.Is there any reason you have for being such an **bleep**?
The whole point in asking a question here, is that I am asking for help, not critisism.
If I acted the way you are in reply, I would be fired from my job. Although I suppose you're just being rude for free.
If you are aggravated or annoyed at how I am replying, then don't "help" me like you haven't been doing.
I expect to get help from a community, not what I am getting from you.
And btw, I didn't specfically ask for your help, you decided to reply. You are offering your "time". Don't **bleep** about being charitable.
> Is there any reason you have for being such an **bleep**?
Is there any reason you can't answer basic questions about what
you're doing, and what happens when you do it?> The whole point in asking a question here, is that I am asking for
> help, not critisism.It's often impossible to solve a problem without a useful description
of that problem. Constructive criticism explains what's wrong with your
(useless) problem description. (Your spelling's not great, either.)> [...] Although I suppose you're just being rude for free.
Rude? Who's wasting whose time with obviously poor non-information?
> I expect to get help from a community, not what I am getting from you.
If you "expect to get help" without answering basic questions, then
you might benefit from the results of a Web search for:
"life is like a sewer"> And btw, I didn't specfically ask for your help, you decided to reply.
> [...]True.