April 18, 20215 yr I have just watched the Spaceinvaderone video on My Servers. I am stuck at the port forwarding portion however. I have the same issue with Plex so not sure if my ISP is blocking this ability or what? Basically no matter what I choose as an external port it will not successfully allow my to connect to it. Are there some steps to go through to see if the block is on my ISP's end before I call it quits?
April 18, 20215 yr Do you have a cable modem? Or is it a combination modem/router? If you have a combo modem then you must also forward the ports on your moden/router. Edited April 18, 20215 yr by MarcosNajera
April 18, 20215 yr Author 9 minutes ago, MarcosNajera said: Do you have a cable modem? Or is it a combination modem/router? If you have a combo modem then you must also forward the ports on your moden/router. I just have local DSL service. The modem is separate from the router.
April 18, 20215 yr But does the modem have a built-in router? You will either have to put the modem into bridge mode and reconfigure the router slightly (but many ISPs now explicitly don't allow this on their modems without paying for a business account), or put your router into the modem's DMZ)
April 18, 20215 yr Author 1 hour ago, Squid said: But does the modem have a built-in router? You will either have to put the modem into bridge mode and reconfigure the router slightly (but many ISPs now explicitly don't allow this on their modems without paying for a business account), or put your router into the modem's DMZ) The modem is stand alone. Not sure how to get into the modem settings or if it is even possible? It looks very bare bones with just the phone line coming in and an Ethernet cable coming out. I have a Netgear Nighthawk router separate from it which I set up the port forwarding rule on with no luck.
April 19, 20215 yr 10 hours ago, Johnny Utah said: I have a Netgear Nighthawk router separate Is the WAN IP listed in that router a public IP or a Private? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network
April 19, 20215 yr Author 1 hour ago, jonathanm said: Is the WAN IP listed in that router a public IP or a Private? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network I've been looking all over my Router settings and read that wiki you linked and I am sorry but I can not figure out how to tell which it is one way or the other. Is there anything I should look for that would tell me either way?
April 19, 20215 yr If the WAN IP is on the list of private IP's, (192.168.X.X or similar as mentioned in the wiki) then it's private. If it's not, then it's public.
April 19, 20215 yr Author 5 minutes ago, jonathanm said: If the WAN IP is on the list of private IP's, (192.168.X.X or similar as mentioned in the wiki) then it's private. If it's not, then it's public. My WAN I believe is in this format 10.36.xx.xxx. That would be public then correct? When I do a Whats My IP though it shows a 206.83..xx.x format though. Edited April 19, 20215 yr by Johnny Utah
April 19, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, Johnny Utah said: My WAN I believe is in this format 10.36.xx.xxx. That would be public then correct? No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network#Private_IPv4_addresses The very first line in that section means that if the address starts with 10.X it's private. You need to 14 hours ago, Squid said: You will either have to put the modem into bridge mode and reconfigure the router slightly (but many ISPs now explicitly don't allow this on their modems without paying for a business account), or put your router into the modem's DMZ) Either search the model number of the modem and find directions on how to accomplish this, or call your ISP tech support and get them to walk you through it.
April 19, 20215 yr Author 19 hours ago, jonathanm said: No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network#Private_IPv4_addresses The very first line in that section means that if the address starts with 10.X it's private. You need to Either search the model number of the modem and find directions on how to accomplish this, or call your ISP tech support and get them to walk you through it. Solved: A quick call to my ISP and they confirmed I had a private IP. They kindly assigned me a public one and I am good to go!
April 19, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, Johnny Utah said: Solved: A quick call to my ISP and they confirmed I had a private IP. They kindly assigned me a public one and I am good to go! 👍
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