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Ngithhack XR500 NAT Loopback setup?
Hi All, I have a Nighthawk XR500 running a home server with email. It is pretty annoying that I cannot access services using the WAN IP address - e.g. webmail and IMAP. As far as I can detec...
Hi all,
I finally gave up. Changed broadband provider and got a Zyxel router. Whatever the cause, it solved the problem without changing anything in my network setup.
Best regards
This would be a Netgear feature but I'll do my best to help - are you using the WAN IP shown on the System Information page i.e. the IP assigned to the XR500 from the modem it's connected to or the public IP? There is also a remote management option you can enable in settings, enable that and see if it works
Naturally I am using the WAN IP. Not sure what external IP you would alternatively consider?
No. The remote management is not activated - for security reasons. What difference should that make?