[SOLVED] ZTE F660 Port forwarding

[Cole.perera]

So i've been trying to forward a port on my router to my pc for a minecraft server(Port 25565) for about 2 days and nothing i have tried worked. I have been using www.canyouseeme.org to test.

 

[Cole.perera]

Other info:
Windows 10 PC
Asus Strix z270g

my ISP is SLT (Sri Lanka Telecom)

Im using a second router as a switch but it has no inputs as far as i can tell (i have tried without this too plugging directly into router No. 1)

 

[bill001g]

Is the ip address you blocked out on the wan port the same as displays on the canyouseeme site as your IP. If they are different you do not have a public IP and it likely will never work.

Try to use the DMZ option instead. It is much simpler than port forwarding. If dmz works then there is something wrong with your port forwarding rules. If DMZ does not work then something else is causing the issue, make sure the server actually responds to that port

 

[Cole.perera]

Is the ip address you blocked out on the wan port the same as displays on the canyouseeme site as your IP. If they are different you do not have a public IP and it likely will never work.

Try to use the DMZ option instead. It is much simpler than port forwarding. If dmz works then there is something wrong with your port forwarding rules. If DMZ does not work then something else is causing the issue, make sure the server actually responds to that port

Yes the one i blocked out is the same as the canyouseme site, how do i use DMZ?

 

[bill001g]

I don't know exactly there is a tab on the screen that says dmz. What most have is a box you can put in the ip of your "server" pc, it is the same ip you have been putting in the port forwarding. It is basically a port forward rule that forwards all ports to that ip.

 

[mehdibleu]

Hi,

Return to "Port Forwarding" then in "protocol" select only "TCP" then in "WAN Connection" select "omci-ipt4_pppoe_1", don't put anything in "wan host start " and "wan host end" then save and see if it works.

If it still does not work go to "application list" and click on "click here to add an application", in "Protocol", select "TCP" and you put the port in all the boxes, you give the application a name and you save then you go to "Port Forwarding 'application list" and then you select "omci-ipt4_pppoe_1" in "wan connection", you put the ip adress of your concerned device, then you select the name of the application previously saved then you click on "Add" and you see the result.

 

[Cole.perera]

My public Ip seems to change, its the result i get when i type 'whats my public ip address' into google, I read this needs to be static so how do i set that

 

[Cole.perera]

Hi,

Return to "Port Forwarding" then in "protocol" select only "TCP" then in "WAN Connection" select "omci-ipt4_pppoe_1", don't put anything in "wan host start " and "wan host end" then save and see if it works.

If it still does not work go to "application list" and click on "click here to add an application", in "Protocol", select "TCP" and you put the port in all the boxes, you give the application a name and you save then you go to "Port Forwarding 'application list" and then you select "omci-ipt4_pppoe_1" in "wan connection", you put the ip adress of your concerned device, then you select the name of the application previously saved then you click on "Add" and you see the result.

The application path worked however we keep getting a connection timed out error when trying to connect

 

[mehdibleu]

My public Ip seems to change, its the result i get when i type 'whats my public ip address' into google, I read this needs to be static so how do i set that

no need to have a static ip, you have to use dmz as it was mentionned above.
take a look at this video, it explains the procedure to forward a port on minecraft server => here

 

[bill001g]

If you public IP changes you need to use a dynamic dns to watch for the change. What is key here is when it changes the ip needs to also change in what your router says is the wan ip. If the wan ip and public ip are not the same there is a NAT device between you and the internet and you will never get port forwarding to work.

 

[Hunter_zolomon]

Other info:
Windows 10 PC
Asus Strix z270g

my ISP is SLT (Sri Lanka Telecom)

Im using a second router as a switch but it has no inputs as far as i can tell (i have tried without this too plugging directly into router No. 1)

Hi Cole,
The issue is with SLT having your IP in DMZ. You will have to call them and ask them to allow port forwarding for you. I had the same issue yesterday and contacted them and they fixed it for me. Try contacting them.