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McDoogie
Tutor
Aug 13, 2015
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Nighthawk Remote Access With AT&T Arris NVG589 Modem

Hello, I am trying to use the Remote Access feature on my Nighthawk Router. Currently with Remote Access enabled I get these two IP addresses from the nighthawk:  192.168.1.X: port number and 2602:...
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  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    Aug 18, 2015

    Hi McDoogie,

     

    Did you set port forwarding on the modem using the port number used for Remote management? The reason it works might be becuase of the modem forwarded the request to the router.

     

    Regards,

     

    JamesGL

    Community Team

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McDoogie
Tutor
Aug 14, 2015

Update: I just tried the 75.X.X.X ip at my girlfriend's house, even though before I left I reset my router to 192.168.1.200. And it's working. Not sure I understand why. I have the 192.168.1.200 ported in my modem currently. But it's working. Can anyone exlpain?

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TheEther
Guru
Aug 14, 2015

Perhaps you didn't apply the change back to 192.168.1.200?  Anyway, it's a little unfortunate that you published your real IP address.  Anybody can now try to brute force their way into your router.  You better have a really strong password.