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dennisr0
Feb 27, 2023Aspirant
Port Forwarding R7000
Trying to port forward to the security cameras on my home network. When I enter the Internet address of the router with the port number appended I get a message of "connection refused". Same thing ha...
microchip8
Feb 27, 2023Master
"Internet address"?
You should use the local, private addresses of the Cams, not the Internet address of the router.
What firmware are you using?
What modem/ONT are you using, model?
You should use the local, private addresses of the Cams, not the Internet address of the router.
What firmware are you using?
What modem/ONT are you using, model?
- dennisr0Feb 27, 2023Aspirant
Firmware Version
V1.0.11.126_10.2.112I use the local 192.168 address as the destination of the forward but I think I still need to use the Internet address of the router to get to the router from out on the public Internet.