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port forwarding on AC 1200 router not working
I am trying to setup a minecraft server for which I need to port forward the 25565 port. I have the minecraft server up and running and made sure its using the port 25565. I also made sure that my co...
Model: R6120|AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Router
> Firmware version? V1.0.0.76 Connected to what? Router is connected to broadband and Computer is connected to the router with ethernet. not sure if that's what you were asking
> I am trying to setup a minecraft server [...]
On the device at "192.168.1.2"? Yes. I have also reserved this address for this particular computer to avoid problems after restarting router
>In minecraft, I gave my friends my public IP address which I got from https://www.whatismyip.com/
I asked them to add a new server in minecraft multiplayer but they got an error message which I am attaching a screenshot of.
All four LED indicators of my router are on and I see no change in it.
I am not sure what help could my real public IP address be but its something like this 1.186.***.***
> [...] Router is connected to broadband [...]
What, exactly, does "broadband" mean to you? A cable? A modem? A
modem+router? An ONT? Maker? Model number? Any useful information at
all?
> I am not sure what help could my real public IP address be but its
> something like this 1.186.***.***
Ok, that's a public address. Now, what's the IP address of the
WAN/Internet interface on your _router_ (ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home :
Internet Port : Internet IP Address)? Same or different?
> [...] they got an error message which I am attaching a screenshot of.
"Connection timed out" is a pretty general communication failure.
> For the usual problems with port forwarding, see:
>
> https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1859106
Plenty of questions and tests in there. (Look for "?" and "try".)
Not many answers and results in here. You seem to have item 2 covered.
I (still) suspect item 1, but only one of us can see your router's
WAN/Internet IP address.