Archer A9 AC1900 - Cannot port forward for Minecraft
I was hoping to port forward my TP-Link router to be able to host Minecraft servers publicly, but no matter what I do nothing will work. I have set up Virtual Servers with my computer's IPv4 Address/my router's assigned IP address (two different IPs) alongside Minecraft's port (25565), I have used Port Triggering on port 25565, I've made my Internet's connection type static, I've used Address Reservation on both my Router's IP and my computer's IP, so on and so forth. No matter what I do I cannot get port 25565 forwarded, as every attempt I have checked various Open Port Checker websites and all of them have timed out on port 25565. All I ask: How do I port forward this specific router model? And how do I get it so that I can host public Minecraft servers? It seems so easy yet is so difficult at the same time. Do note I do not wish to port forward this router to anything besides Minecraft, at least at the moment.
I appreciate any help.