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Trouble with Port Forwarding
Hi, I have a Nighthawk X6 router, CDE fiber internet service(no modem). I am attempting to open a few ports to remote connect to a few pieces of factory automation equipment I'm testing at my hou...
If your WAN IP address is not a public IP address then you need to call your ISP and help you with this one.
If your WAN IP address is not a public IP address then you need to call your ISP and help you with this one.
You and Antinode both got it spot on(thought it hurt my brain to try to process all of the info in Antinode's post).
I finally got around to contacting my ISP. I tried calling, but was on hold for awhile so eventually emailed. A tech support rep called me a few hours later to tell me they've updated my IP and to try it out. My public IP now matches my router's internet IP, I'm able to access all of my devices through my phone's hotspot, and all of the port checking websites are reporting my ports as open.
Thanks guys! I know this seems simple to some of you, but I have very little networking experience and would have never been able to figure this out.