Ports are closed even after forwarding in my router

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Hi everyone,
I have been trying to port forward my Cod6 server for years now.Before i thought that it might be my router few days ago.I got my new router from amazon and tried to port forward again it didn't work.My PC IP is static still i don't seem to get the ports open and my firewall is disabled.
Router:TP Link Archer C20 V4.
Thanks in advance.
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Your problem is not that you need a STATIC ip your need a PUBLIC one.

A STATIC IP means the ip does not change it is can be private or public. You can make a DYNAMIC PUBLIC IP work with tools like DYNDNS.

Your problem is you are getting a PRIVATE ip...ie 10.x.x.x in your case. Private IP addresses can not be used to talk sites on the internet. The ISP is using NAT to convert this private ip to a public one. You are likely sharing the public IP with other customers. The problem is any port mapping would need to be done in the ISP router which you have no access to.

Still you are back to having to have the ISP fix this. You can not fix it yourself. If you are lucky the ISP will sell you a "Dynamic" public ip for less...
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Hi i had a look in wan under status looks like my luck is bad it starts with 10.156.
Is there a solution ?.
Thanks for your reply.
 
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Hi thanks for your reply.
I have set the IP in my router and used auto assign settings in my connection i got the same address.But still not open

 
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If you are getting a private ip on the wan that means the ISP has a router doing NAT ahead of you. Since you can not port forward in their router you pretty much are stuck.

Only option would be to call the ISP and see if they offer any plans that give you a actual routable ip address.
 
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Yeah they have an antenna above my house its has a web interface just like a router it is AirOS
 its the product of Ubiquiti. have a look https://www.ubnt.com/airmax/airgridm/ it looks like that.
They open the web interface by making a static ip.I also have noted down the IPs so i can access it later but i might have lost it.Does that means my IP is private ?
 
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That is hard to say. The only IP that matters really is the one that your router gets on its wan port. If the ip you posted was from the router then you have a private ip.

A IP being static/fixed has little to do if the IP is private or public. You can assign statics on either.

The IP on the wifi radio may or may not be on the same network as your router. The ISP can do tricky things if they want and overlap 2 networks when it is used just for management of the equipment. Most those devices only use the IP to configure the device they are completely transparent to your traffic....ie it is not doing nat.

It is concerning that you have access to the radio. What stops you from getting access to another customers radio.

Still I think you need to ask the ISP if there is any option to get a public ip address. This is the list of private IP addresses so you want one that is not in these blocks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network
 
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Guess ill just call them and ask them to open the ports for me or i can access that device i can directly port forward from there will it work that way ?
I found the router DHCP range it was 100-199 so that means i get the IP from my router. right ?
 
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I have called the ISP they said that my IP is dynamic so i have to buy one is there a way to get a static IP without getting it from ISP and i also logged in to my Airos device there isn't any port forwarding page there.
 
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I know of no other way to do it for free. IP addresses are extremely valuable since there is only a limited supply. Some VPN providers offer it. This is not real common though you have to search around. They all charge extra for it. The way I have seen people do it is to rent a virtual server from a hosting center that offers fixed IP and load a VPN server on it.

I suspect it will be cheaper to get it from the ISP. The guy I know that did this was using mobile broadband and was already paying a huge amount for his internet but had no other options.
 
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If you pay for a domain name you can update it's ip address when the isp updates it. Check for this feature from the provider. It may be limited number of times each month.

I would get your server working first before that.

If you just want to host it for some friends you can just give them the ip each time. The don't change the dynamic ones very often. Using a UPS on your modem will help it from restarting due to power loss, which could get a new ip dished out to you.
 
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I see well i have contacted the Static IP providers that my ISP gave me.The static IP provider said that ill have to change my plan to get a static IP my current plan is 3mbps they have for 2mbps and 4mbps but the 4mbps one is expensive for me 13k per year my parents wont let me do that lol so i have no choice but to get a static ip without buying one.
 
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I see.Well the problem is i cant forward the ports i think only my ISP can open ports for me and they wont forward the ports without a static IP.While i was doing my reserach i found no-ip i think it can make my IP static.I wonder what is no-ip about.
 
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Thanks ill try and let you know if it works or not.
 
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Your problem is not that you need a STATIC ip your need a PUBLIC one.

A STATIC IP means the ip does not change it is can be private or public. You can make a DYNAMIC PUBLIC IP work with tools like DYNDNS.

Your problem is you are getting a PRIVATE ip...ie 10.x.x.x in your case. Private IP addresses can not be used to talk sites on the internet. The ISP is using NAT to convert this private ip to a public one. You are likely sharing the public IP with other customers. The problem is any port mapping would need to be done in the ISP router which you have no access to.

Still you are back to having to have the ISP fix this. You can not fix it yourself. If you are lucky the ISP will sell you a "Dynamic" public ip for less than a static public ip. It all comes down to what does the ISP offer. Many do not even offer the option...like on cell phones where they do not give out public ip addresses.
 
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If you're in an under served area, renting is going to cost much less. They aren't going to sell you bandwidth that 20 customers could be using for much less than 20 customers would pay. If your current plan is only 3Mbs you probably can't host it anyway. Gaming is considered out of network bandwidth and that's the most expensive kind.
 
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Thanks for your help but sadly it requries a credit card.Ill just let it go.Thank you for the help.

 
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It makes no difference what it costs.

You missed the critical thing he posted in this thread.

"Hi i had a look in wan under status looks like my luck is bad it starts with 10.156."

10.156.x.x are private IP and are not routed on the internet. Also since they are private no DDNS server will allow you to register them so it makes no difference if the service is free or paid you can not use private IP on the internet you must have a public IP.
 
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