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Port forwarding not opening a port
Hello I am trying to open a port for a server im wanting to run, I have opened up the port forwarding settings and entered all the details as shown on the picture below. Then i have checked to see i...
> [...] i am wondering if i have set it up wrong [...]
Probably, in a global sense. To what is your Orbi connected? The
fact that its LAN IP address subnet is "10.0.0.*" suggests that there's
a NAT router between your Orbi and your ISP, which would tend to make
port forwarding on your Orbi disfunctional, even when done correctly.
Presumably, if you look at the WAN/Internet IP address on the Orbi, it
will not match your external/public IP address.
For the usual problems with port forwarding, see:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1859106
Yours, I'd guess, is number 1.
> Capture1.PNG
I see no model number in that picture, only a firmware version. Is
the management interface on these things really that lame, or did you
hide it?
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