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Nighthawk M1(MR1100)/Nighthawk R8500 - Double NAT
Hello, I have these two routers: M1 through Telstra + R8500 (Setup in my office as the main router). At the moment, the M1 is connected to the internet port in the R8500 to enable access to the i...
Double NAT is your problem. You have two options.
Use Port Forwarding
You have to set up port forwarding on both routers. On the M1, forward the port to the Nighthawk's WAN IP address. On the Nighthawk, forward the same port to the IP address of the device you want to access remotely.
Convert the Nighthawk to an Access Point
On the Nighthawk, go to ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP and enable AP Mode. This will disable the router, firewall and NAT functions on the Nighthawk. Your M1 will become the main router. This is the better option unless there is a specific security feature exclusive to the Nighthawk that you want to use.
The modem/router needs to be bridged fully and then use the NG router and the main router, or if the modem/router can't be bridged, use it's DMZ feature for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem/router on it's WAN port.
You have a double NAT condition which will give strict or moderat NAT status on game consoles and in games.
I resolved this issue using a combination of both responses to this post.
I enabled DMZ on the M1 using the WAN IP of the Nighthawk and I also confiugured port forwarding on both routers in the suggested manner.
Thanks for your help, it saved me alot of time.
Glad you got it working. Just FYI, if you enabled DMZ on the main host router, you don't really need to configure PF rules on the 2nd one. However if it works well for you, enjoy.