NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
BE6500 and Port Forwarding
I am new to the Netgear forums so, please forgive any ignorance on my part. TDS has been sending out notification about installing Fiber optic internet in our neighborhood. My understanding is that...
TDS has been sending out notification
Is this the correct reference:
https://tdstelecom.com/shop/internet-services.html
And, is it correct to assume that the point of the Original Post was whether the Netgear BE6500 will support port forwarding using the TDS Optical Network Terminal (ONT)?
i.e. the extensive discussion about AT&T Internet Air is "off topic"?
Netgear routers support Port Forwarding. Page 164 of the RS200 User Manual describes how to set it up.
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RS200/RS200_RS150_UM_EN.pdf
Each of these "Scripts" suggest to have at least 5 ports forwarded for sharing purposes.
Netgear Port Forwarding connects each specific port to one specific device on the LAN. (It is not clear to me what the point would be of having five different ports forwarded to the same device on the LAN.) The most common reason for forwarding multiple ports is when providing access to multiple resources. For example, if a security camera accepts connections over port 80 and a person wants to access three separate cameras from the internet using Port Forwarding, he would set up three 'rules':
- External port 1 (how about 81?) to internal device 1 port 80.
- External port 2 (let's use 82) to internal device 2 port 80.
- External port 3 (let's use 83) to internal device 3 port 80.
I would guess so if the port number is different for each application you need PF for.
ONT is what maybe your TDS ISP maybe installing which you'll need to ask them if this has any build in router, then having the RS router connected would be in a double NAT condition. Not recommended. If the ONT doesn't have a built in router, then the RS router will work fine behind the ONT.
Be sure to check with the mfr of the application to see if PF configurations is needed or if using uPnP can be used instead.
ONT is what maybe your TDS ISP maybe installing
Rico73: Can you confirm if you ended up with AT&T Fiber or with mobile broadband (AT&T Internet AIR) ?
Generally US mobile broadband services use CGNAT - which is fundamentally not compatible with port forwarding. Using uPnP to open the ports won't work either.
FURRYe38, Yes, ONT (Optical Network Terminal) is the acronym I was looking for. I have NOT contacted them to question if it has a built-in router. I've just addressed this on Reddit and was told there they only provide the ONT. I am trying to do my homework before spending the money to get me to where I need to be.
StephenB, I currently have Internet Air. AT&T fiber is not yet available in our area. There is no fiber in the area as of yet. There are spools of orange tubing all around the area, I am assuming is for future installation of the fiber lines. I am currently trying to educate myself on what the future is bringing. I am 72 years old and still kind of old school as far as all this goes but am still trying to learn.
StephenB, I currently have Internet Air. AT&T fiber is not yet available in our area. There is no fiber in the area as of yet. There are spools of orange tubing all around the area, I am assuming is for future installation of the fiber lines.
Ok.
AT&T Fiber doesn't use CGNAT, so the BE6500 will let you forward the ports (as would other Netgear routers). As FURRYe38 suggests, some IRC clients support uPnP, which would forward the ports on demand (avoiding the need to set up the port forwarding rules).