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Port forwarding on WNDR 4500
Im using a WNDR4500. Im not sure which version, but Netgear genei doesnt say if its any particular one so I assumed it was the first one. Im trying to host a server from my computer that my friends...
Ok I figured it out! When you mentioned a NAT Router blocking my port I did some researsh to understand what you meant. To put it in layman terms for people like me, it means that the motem box is blocking your router from connecting to the outside world. I connected to my motems network and when into its settings (Im using Windstream) and I disabled all the firewalls. The I made a new port. I took the internal IP that was belonging to my router: 192.168.254.64 and ported port 25565 using TCP/UDP. Then the port checker was displaying my port was open and my firends were able to join my server. Thank you for the kind help, and I'm sorry if I gave you any hard times!!!
> The router is connected to a motem that I got from Windstream, im not
> sure what model it is though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem
If it's only a modem, then it doesn't matter. If it's a
modem+router, then it could be a problem. With my weak psychic powers,
"im not sure what model it is" doesn't provide much useful information.
Does it have multiple LAN Ethernet ports (as a router would)?
> I followed multiple tutorials [...]
That's all very nice, but if I wanted to look at any of that stuff,
how would you suggest that I find it? There are many "tutorials" "on
youtube", "Reddit", and elsewhere, and my life is short. There's also
the WNDR4500 User Manual.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for topics like
"Port Forwarding and Triggering" (and "Address Reservation").
> [...] I'm not sure how to check if my ISP is ussing a NAT to conserver
> IPV4 addresses and im not sure what that means either.
If the two IP addresses don't match, then you've found the problem.
If your (unspecified) "a motem" is really a modem+router, then it could
be causing the problem. If it's not, then your ISP could be causing the
problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-grade_NAT
> When I go to advanced home I find the ip: 192.168.254.64. I thought my
> public ip adress was the 75.89.xxx.xxx number, so if thats so, then they
> are not the same. But I beleive I'm mixing something up here.
You've found the problem, but without some actual information on your
(unspecified) "a motem", it's tough to say who's causing it.
> [...] I can also access it with the ip address found in the advanced
> home menu you mentioned earlier.
Then you've done the port forwarding done well enough to make it
work, except for the extra NAT router (wherever it is).
If your (unspecified) "a motem" is really a simple modem, then the
only solutions I know are: 1) to ask your ISP for a real public address
(for which they might charge more), or 2) to use a tunneling service
like the one mentioned in another thread (near the end):
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1748431
Some ISPs do not permit servers for residential customers, but I'm sure
that they'll tell you that if you ask.
> Im currently just trying to get the server to connect to others. I
> planned on making the IP static after I got the port opened, but if its
> a big deal I can try to make it static.
"Static" means configured on the device itself. "Reserved dynamic"
is configured on the router (DHCP server: ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup :
Address Reservation). Either should do the job, but "reserved dynamic"
might be easier to manage.
But first you need to make it possible for an outside-world system to
get to your router. Locating the extra NAT router would be a good
start.
Ok I figured it out! When you mentioned a NAT Router blocking my port I did some researsh to understand what you meant. To put it in layman terms for people like me, it means that the motem box is blocking your router from connecting to the outside world. I connected to my motems network and when into its settings (Im using Windstream) and I disabled all the firewalls. The I made a new port. I took the internal IP that was belonging to my router: 192.168.254.64 and ported port 25565 using TCP/UDP. Then the port checker was displaying my port was open and my firends were able to join my server. Thank you for the kind help, and I'm sorry if I gave you any hard times!!!
> [...] the motem box is blocking your router from connecting to the
> outside world. [...]It's still spelled "modem", and, apparently, yours is a modem+router,
not a simple modem.> The router is connected to a motem that I got from Windstream, im not
> sure what model it is though.Knowing the maker and model of that device would have been helpful in
determining that.> [...] I connected to my motems network and when into its settings (Im
> using Windstream) and I disabled all the firewalls. [...]I don't know exactly what that means, but if you still have multiple
routers in your network, then you can expect more problems in the
future.
Generally, you want one router. When you have two routers, you might
have two ways to change that. One: Configure your modem+router as a
modem only, and use the WNDR4500 as your only router. Two: Configure
the WNDR4500 as a wireless access point.Because I still know nothing about your "Windstream" modem+router, I
can't say how you might configure it.To configure the WNDR4500 as a WAP, visit http://netgear.com/support
, put in your (actual) model number, and look for Documentation. Get
the User Manual. Look for "AP Mode" or "access point".> [...] I'm sorry if I gave you any hard times!!!
Answering (obvious) questions about your equipment would waste less
of everyone's time.