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laxsamp
Nov 01, 2022Aspirant
Hey there I can't seem to port forward on my router
Hey there, I have a Nighthawk x6 R8000 router and in the settings menu I open some ports and then apply, and then I make sure my machine is set up in the LAN settings so that I have a static IP b...
laxsamp
Nov 02, 2022Aspirant
Sorry for late response, forgot to include that the service I was using was open and I attempted to check the ports while said game was running and I was "hosting" said game.
microchip8
Nov 03, 2022Master
Games are a bit "special". They only listen/innitiate a connection when it's needed. Try running a webserver or an ftp server and test again.