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FeralPug
Dec 31, 2025Aspirant
Not updating dynamic DNS
I am having a very similar issue. My old setup was using a NightHawk router. This sits behind a ATT Fiber Modem set to be in pass through mode. Everything works great on the old router. Port Forwardi...
BH_C
Jan 01, 2026NETGEAR Expert
Can you clarify what the problem is that you ran into? Usually people use DDNS + Port Forwarding to let a server hosted at home be able to get accessed remotely. But the DDNS function alone does not rely on the Port Forwarding function. If your DDNS function does not work, can you share the screenshot of the DDNS status message?