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ANSEL2's avatar
ANSEL2
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May 02, 2022

R6400 port forwarding stopped

Had a static IP set up for device and set up port forwarding to 44158. Was working fine for weeks then all the sudden no longer opening that port, and port checkers reporting 44158 is closed.
I restarted the router, reset the port forward and hit apply button, and resarted again. but port is still closed. Any idea why the rule is being ignored all of the sudden?
thanks

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  • tekzer0's avatar
    tekzer0
    Aspirant
    May 02, 2022

    Every nighthawk or netgear router for that matter that i get has a terrible GUI and mine even after a factory reset wont even show my port forwarding options and if it does, like many other things it doesnt show, it disappears yet the option is usually still active. currently i cant see my forwarded ports even after a reset and then importing my previous settings that were saved. yet when i try to add the port forward even after a factory reset, it says that ports already forwarded. i wish i could actually perform a true factory reset... even reflashed the firmware.... wish someone would make new firmware for these garbage routers.... the rax75 was the worst $500 i ever bought new since the last nighthawk i bought new...def not getting the new 1000 dollar piece of garbage!

     

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    May 02, 2022
    ANSEL2 wrote:

    Any idea why the rule is being ignored all of the sudden?

    What firmware version do you have on the device?

    A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.

    It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?

    The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.

    Apologies for all the questions. But you can help people to help you by providing the information suggested in this forum's header:

     

     


    Subject (Include model number and brief summary)
    Model (Recommended - Helps the community give the best answers)
    Body (Include additional detail including model version, firmware, OS and environment where relevant.)

     

    They are there for a good reason.