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cj2
Aspirant
Apr 03, 2022

Netgear86 Router

Need a bit of an education, looked at my router log and found the posted below.  the access it to my port forward/ port triggering.   It appears to be authorized access... I do have one program th...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 04, 2022
cj2 wrote:

 

The real question is why the need for a port forward ip address all together?

 

Ask the people who told you to set it like that.

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cj2
Aspirant
Apr 04, 2022

I agree, removed it this am, after it was found again on my router log as having being accessed.