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FVS318G - port forwarding not working
I have a FVS318G router with firmware 3.0.7-34. A VPN is running between two sites, each have an identical FVS318G router, both using DDNS.
The VPN didn't take long to set up, even though I had no experience in setting up VPN.
Although I have had plenty of experience setting up port forwarding in other routers, I have not been able to do it on the FVS318G.
I need port forwarding because my ISP doesn't allow me to use port 80 for running a web server. I chose to use port 8079 instead. I cannot use port 8080 since FVS318G uses it for remote admin.
On my previous router, the Actiontec MI424WR router we got from Verizon FiOS, I could easily set up port forwarding to 8079, so that remote users could use my website at http://:8079
But I have had trouble doing the same on the FVS318G. The starter of this thread seemed to have the same problem as mine and was able to fix it, but I couldn't.
I followed exactly what he did:
I went to Security, Services, and added a custom service:
WEB1, TCP, 8079, 8079, Normal-Service
I went to Security, Firewall, LAN WAN Rules and added an Inbound Service:
WEB1, Allow Always, 192.168.2.12, Any, WAN1, None, Never
192.168.2.12 is the PC with the web server. Within the network, I can access http://192.168.2.12:8079 , showing the port is working on that end.
But I can't seem to open the port ON THE ROUTER. The Shields Up! website always shows my port 8079 is in STEALTH.
I mentioned earlier the FVS318G uses port 8080 for remote admin. Shields Up! *does* show port 8080 to be open. And remote admin also works (by accessing https://:8080
So why can't I open port 8079, and have I missed something with the port forwarding setup?
Thanks in advance for any help.
The VPN didn't take long to set up, even though I had no experience in setting up VPN.
Although I have had plenty of experience setting up port forwarding in other routers, I have not been able to do it on the FVS318G.
I need port forwarding because my ISP doesn't allow me to use port 80 for running a web server. I chose to use port 8079 instead. I cannot use port 8080 since FVS318G uses it for remote admin.
On my previous router, the Actiontec MI424WR router we got from Verizon FiOS, I could easily set up port forwarding to 8079, so that remote users could use my website at http://
But I have had trouble doing the same on the FVS318G. The starter of this thread seemed to have the same problem as mine and was able to fix it, but I couldn't.
I followed exactly what he did:
I went to Security, Services, and added a custom service:
WEB1, TCP, 8079, 8079, Normal-Service
I went to Security, Firewall, LAN WAN Rules and added an Inbound Service:
WEB1, Allow Always, 192.168.2.12, Any, WAN1, None, Never
192.168.2.12 is the PC with the web server. Within the network, I can access http://192.168.2.12:8079 , showing the port is working on that end.
But I can't seem to open the port ON THE ROUTER. The Shields Up! website always shows my port 8079 is in STEALTH.
I mentioned earlier the FVS318G uses port 8080 for remote admin. Shields Up! *does* show port 8080 to be open. And remote admin also works (by accessing https://
So why can't I open port 8079, and have I missed something with the port forwarding setup?
Thanks in advance for any help.
13 Replies
- Not sure if you have the little tick box as I do not have that particular router, but there should a box that says "translate to port". Click that (looks like 8079 internally) and enter that port number. Thats how I've been doing it on my FVS336Gv2 for quite a while.
- I do have a "Translate to port number" option but it has made no difference. I entered 8079, and Shields Up! still said port 8079 was not open. This thread (post #5) suggests not to use "translate to port number". I tried that and it didn't open the port either.
I tried many other port #s too and none worked.
I also tried setting the Inbound Service to use standard HTTP service instead of my custom service and it didn't work.
But I can't seem to open the port ON THE ROUTER. The Shields Up! website always shows my port 8079 is in STEALTH.
because stealth mode is enabled at default
http://interface.netgear-forum.com/FVS336G/attack_checks.htm
You should fine same with FVS318G.. I believe- Disabling stealth mode makes no difference. Shields Up! simply says the port is "Closed" instead of in "Stealth". The problem is I cannot OPEN a port for port forwarding. The only port I can open and close is the one for remote admin (Administration -> Remote Management).
- post screenshot of your inbound rules
- The port say it is closed because the server isn't responding to 8079, probably just port 80/443. Like Daedalus said, you need to translate 8079 to 80.
looks good to me...
Looks like 8079 was working in LAN so your Web server is already configure to use 8079adit wrote: The port say it is closed because the server isn't responding to 8079, probably just port 80/443.
Like Daedalus said, you need to translate 8079 to 80.
As I mentioned in my original post, the web server listens to port 8079, not 80. It does respond to 8079, since I can access the web server locally with http://192.168.2.12:8079
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