Cannot port forward on AX1500
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Hello,
I've been attempting to port forward for a while now starting on my Rogers XB6 Ignite modem/router. Any attempt to port forward using Ignite failed, so I bit the bullet and decided to get an Archer AX1500 in an attempt to bridge the modem to the router. I've tried enabling bridge mode and port forwarding through AX1500's router website, setting my device's DHCP to reserved, and the ports are still closed. I've tried enabling DMZ on AX1500 and scanning all common ports and every single port is still closed. I've also tried enabling DMZ on the XB6 modem and assigning it to AX1500's device IP, then port forwarding again using the same method, and all ports are still closed. Any help would be appreciated.
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Given your description, it's worth to check your Ignite gateway modem WAN (internet) IP address and see if it's really public.
Both methods:
- Ignite gateway modem in bridge mode and AX1500 as your main router
- Ignite gateway modem as main router with DMZ set to AX1500 WAN (Internet port IP address
would do the job when trying to open a port if the IP address received by your ISP is public.
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I'm not exactly sure what you mean by checking to see if my Ignite gateway WAN is public, but checking both configurations you listed gave me this:
| Ignite | AX1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Information |
WAN Network
WAN Network Status:
Active Auto WAN
WAN IP Address (IPv4):
174.XXX.XXX.X
WAN IP Address (IPv6):
2607:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rogers Network
Internet:
Active
WAN IP Address:
174.XXX.XXX.X
WAN IPv6 Address:
2607:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DHCP Client:
Enabled
DHCP Expire Time:
0d:23h:29m
|
Internet
Status
: Connected
Internet Connection Type
:
Dynamic IP
IP Address
: 174.XXX.XXX.X
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| Public IP Ignite gateway modem in bridge mode and AX1500 as your main router | X | |
| Public IP Ignite gateway modem as main router with DMZ set to AX1500 WAN | X |
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| Port forward working using above configs? | No | No |
AX1500's WAN is their DHCP address I'm assuming? 10.0.0.XXx . I tried to check if my ports where open using both Ignite's WAN while AX1500 was in DMZ, and AX1500's WAN, neither worked.
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Open the following URL: www<dot>myipaddress<dot>com/ and compare the IP address from the browser with your Ignite gateway WAN IP address (174.X.X.X) - they should match.
If they don't match then that's the issue.
If they do match then the problem is with your port-forwarding configuration or with the service you're trying to access with this port-forwarding.
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Currently, I'm bridged to my AX1500 using it as my router. When I visit www<dot>myipaddress<dot>com/ , it lists my IP as the WAN of the AX1500, and vice versa if I was using Ignite as my router. Do you mean my IP should match my Ignite WAN even if I'm not using Ignite as my router?
I was able to port forward just fine with any port I wanted back when I had the Rogers Hitron modem/router, but no dice since I received the XB6.
Port forwarding as follows:
Assign a static DHCP IP to device (In range of my DHCP)
Assign port to open (minecrafts 25565 for example)
Assign both TCP/UDP protocols
Checking any port checker website for the port opened, still closed.
I've tried DMZ, turning off firewalls, turning off routers firewalls, restarting routers and gateway after port forwarding and still nothing :(.
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If you're bridged to the AX1500 then the IP address on AX1500's WAN port should match the browser's IP address.
If you use the ISP modem/router as a main router then it's WAN should match the the browser's IP address.
In either case it means that the 174.X.X.X is your public IP address and that's fine.
So the issue is with the port-forwarding or the minecraft server itself.
Keep the ISP modem/router bridged and check this thread for more details on the port-forwarding for minecraft.
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I appreciate your time and effort in helping me find a solution, will try the thread you linked. If nothing works I'll probably just contact my ISP and see if they can troubleshoot it.
Thank you.
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I fixed it, or should I say it was always working. I hadn't realized that in order to SEE if the port was open on canyouseeme, you actually had to have the server/service running. Luckily I love the router and don't think I'll ever switch back to rogers ignites router website.
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