Question Port forwarding not working, what to do?
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Have you verified that the router has a public IP address? The WAN address listed in the router must match https://whatismyipaddress.com
Maybe we backup a step and ask why do you think you need port forwarding.
Generally it means you are running some kind of game server in your house, say a minecraft server. This is a somewhat advance thing and when you do not even know what WAN address means it is unlikely you are running a server.
Generally it means you are running some kind of game server in your house, say a minecraft server. This is a somewhat advance thing and when you do not even know what WAN address means it is unlikely you are running a server.
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No. Some ISP have a router between your router and the public IP. So your router gets a private IP or something called "Carrier NAT" IP.
OK. If you have a public IP, you have the possibility of port forwarding.
I have the same question as @bill001g WHY are you trying to port forward ?
Most people do not need a public IP and there is shortage of IPv4 addresses so ISP do not always assign public IP.
It is almost impossible for example to get a public IP assigned to a cell phone. People that use a mobile broadband router also tend to not get a public IP.
It is almost impossible for example to get a public IP assigned to a cell phone. People that use a mobile broadband router also tend to not get a public IP.
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OK. For the port checkers to show an open port, the server has to be running. You can't test port forwarding without something running and listening on the port.
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For us to provide much more insight, you will have to screen copy the port forwarding page on your router. Post that picture to imgur (or other image hosting service) and post a link here so that we can see what you see.
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Your forwarding looks OK. Have you read anything like this -- https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/how-to-port-forward-a-minecraft-server
There are pretty much 3 things that make a server not respond.
1. You do not have a public ip ...this is the most common but you say you have a public IP.
2. The port forwarding is not setup correctly....your looks ok.
3. The minecraft server is not actually listening on the port you think it is or is not active. Can you get into the server using the local IP. Can you see the port you are connecting on.
1. You do not have a public ip ...this is the most common but you say you have a public IP.
2. The port forwarding is not setup correctly....your looks ok.
3. The minecraft server is not actually listening on the port you think it is or is not active. Can you get into the server using the local IP. Can you see the port you are connecting on.
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in that case port forwarding wont do anything as you are on NAT3 which is common on large networks as wifi/LTE/5G is
port forwarding needs to be either configured on your ISP hardware or you will need external server
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