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port forwarding not working HELP!!!
If images are not loading I have attached them in posts below the inital main post!!! Background: I am deploying a simple server that I coded in python which is listening on 192.168.1.2 port 10 whi...
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For the usual problems with port forwarding, see:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1859106
If your server and client can connect LAN-to-LAN, then you'd seem to
have "3" (and probably 2) covered.I'd worry about "1". What's the IP address of the WAN/Internet
interface on the router? Does it match the "YOUR IP [address]" in the
picture?> Model: R6400|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
Is that accurate? R6400[v1] or R6400v2? Look for "Model" on the
product label. Firmware version? Connected to what?Attached is the picture when following the other post procedure: ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home : Internet Port : Internet IP Address
It doesnt show my public IP it just says it is getting it from the ISP. Whenever I use findmyip.com or a similar site it always matches the one in the second picture. I also have a dynamic DNS which returns the same public IP as well.
There is no version on the R6400. All it says is "Model: R6400".
Firmware version is V1.0.1.68_1.0.43 (this was just updated, see update section). The router auto updates so I am not sure the last time it was updated.
The router is connected to the ISP modem. Then both computers are pluged into the router among other things connected overr wifi and plugged in. Both computers can be seen by the router as they are shown on the web app and phone app (with correct local IPs).
UPDATE:
The software (python server-client) worked as expected when the server was hosted on my friends network and he port forwarded on his router so it has to be something with my router.
Also he mentioned I used to host a Minecraft server which used port forwarding and it worked at the time (about 6 months ago).
Tried it again by making a new port forwarding for the Minecraft server and it wasnt able to connect. (worked locally).
Also I manually updated the firmware from V1.0.1.62_1.0.4 to V1.0.1.68_1.0.43 (latest on Netgear site) and it still doesn't work.
Or is just time for a new router? This was purchased proabbly 10 years ago...
> There is no version on the R6400. All it says is "Model: R6400".
That's a "[v1]". Which is consistent with your reported firmware
version.> The router is connected to the ISP modem. [...]
With my weak psychic powers, I don't know what your (unspecified)
"the ISP modem" might be, other than that it would appear to be a
modem+router, not a simple modem, which is causing your port-forwarding
problem. Has it a maker and model number?> [...] so it has to be something with my router.
The fact that it's not your only router is its primary problem in
this case.
> 1. Wrong external IP address (different from the port-forwarding
> router's WAN/Internet IP address). (An intermediate NAT router, for
> example, could cause this. [...]Port forwarding works much better when you have one router, not two.
If your (unspecified) "the ISP modem" has a modem-only ("bridge")
mode, then you might want to configure it that way, which would make
your R6400 your only router.An alternative one-router arrangement would be to configure the
R6400 as a wireless access point, leaving your (unspecified) "the ISP
modem" as your only router. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in
your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at
least). Read. Look for ""Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point".Doing that would make the R6400 stupid, so your port forwarding would
need to be configured on your (unspecified) "the ISP modem"(+router).> Or is just time for a new router? [...]
Cascading a new router with an old modem+router wouldn't solve the
multiple-router problem. (Disabling one of your current routers
should.)
