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Nighthawk R8500 Port Forwarding not working
I tried my very hardest to forward my port, but it did not work. I've attempted to set a static IP address and then port forward again but it still didn't work. I've launched something to use the por...
> Nighthawk R8500 [...]
Firmware version? Connected to what?
> [...] I tried [...] did not work [...] I've attempted [...] didn't
> work [...]
None of that is a useful problem description. It does not say what
you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual,
showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.
I can't (yet) see your picture. In-line images must be approved
by a moderator before others can see them. The time required varies.
Attachments have no such limitation. Of course, attachments have their
own one-per-message limitation.
> [...] I fear the worst may come.
What could be worse that trying to guess what you did, and what
happened when you did it, based on no useful information at all?
Is there some actual problem which you are trying to solve using port
forwarding?
For the usual problems with port forwarding, see: