Questions tagged [port-forwarding]
Port forwarding is the act of using redirecting one port to another, commonly used to access a computer from behind a firewall with NAT.
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What ports do I have to open for SMB sharing?
So I have a relatively simple Setup for a 5-people Company I am currently working on. This Setup includes:
1 Server
1 Router
3+ "Clients"
I want to open a Windows Network share on the Server, to be ...
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Why doesn't port forwarding work correctly for me?
First off, my router is a D-Link DIR-655, firmware v2.07. I'm trying to port forward port 25565.
My port forward settings are this:
However, when I use this open port checker, it claims that I don'...
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Port forward to different port number
I have a router that sets up rules like so:
TCP Any -> 5800
Any -> 5900
UDP Any -> 5800
Any -> 5900
Computer: ip-address
This would allow someone 'outside' to connect to my router's port ...
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Italics issue while trying to host/join a room in Gameranger
Okay so I use this software called Gameranger to play my game Age of Empires (conqueror's expansion) and usually , there is this issue that happens. If your name appears in italic while you're in a ...
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How to enable UPnP/NAT-PMP in a setup with cascaded routers
I have a network setup with two cascaded routers (no double-NAT) and I want to enable UPnP/NAT-PMP on all subnets.
Setup:
<Internet>--<Router 1>+--<Router 2>+--<Subnet 1>--&...
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Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Port Forwarding?
When connecting my XBox One to my laptop via ICS I am able to open port 3074 required to receive an open NAT type, but other ports do not appear to open when added using the same method as 3074, using ...
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ssh port-forwarding and remote bind failure: ExitOnForwardFailure not working?
I have two FreeBSD 9 hosts and I want to maintain a tunnel to reach firewalled host R from a high port on cloud host C.
ssh -y -i tunnel_id_rsa -o ConnectTimeout=60 -o ServerAliveInterval=20
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VirtualBox Port Forward not working when Guest IP *IS* specified (while doc says opposite)
Trying to port forward from host (Mac OS X) 127.0.0.1:8282 -> guest (CentOS)'s 10.10.10.10:8080. Existing port forwards include 127.0.0.1:8181 and 9191 to guest without any IP specified (so whatever ...
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How to connect (via DD-WRT) to a device known by its MAC address?
This question might seem odd at first, because the answer may look trivial: "Either assign a static IP address to it or just DHCP it."
Well... this challenge turns out to be not so simple:
The ...
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Can't connect to qbittorrent (or other client) Web UI, except through localhost
I'm trying to use qBittorrent's (I've also tried other torrent clients') remote Web UI, but can't seem to get it to work. I can connect just fine using http://localhost:PORT, but can't connect using ...
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Configuration for public (external) access to ubuntu guest on ESXI 5
I am setting up a demo system on a leased dedicated server. System consists of :
ESXI host with 1 NIC assigned (so 1 Static IP)
64 bit Ubuntu guest as server
I installed and configured the system ...
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Port Forwarding not working in DSL Router
I am using BSNL BroadBand connection and a DSL Router is provided that can act as a Default Gateway to many wireless devices. One such device is my server. I have bought a static ip on lease. So that ...
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Two computers with application running on same port
I read about port forwarding, and could understand that it enables the internet to send requests to your private network and access some service which is running on one of the computers in your ...
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Difference between external port and internal port in port forwarding?
What is the difference between "external port" and "internal port" in port forwarding?
If internal port is the port no. to which server is listening to for a specific (eg: HTTP ...
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How to create a subdomain pointing to a different port number?
In my use case I would like to create a sub domain with the main domain's IP address but with different port number. For example:
I have the the main domain as abc.com pointing to 192.168.1.1
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If block all incoming traffic and disable UPnP can I still browse the web?
Excuse my ignorance but it seems I that I don't know why something on the Internet needs to connect to you
Below is the firewall options in my BT Hub
To my understanding the firewall blocks ALL ...
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How does port triggering know what ports to open?
Port Forwarding as I understand it
When creating a port forwarding rule, the router keeps the specified external port open at all times, and simply forwards all inbound traffic for that port to the ...
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Remote port forwarding through a jump server
I have the following usecase of remote port forwarding using ssh. I have a licensing server (L) on my local network. I want the licensing to be able from a target server (T). T is only accessible via ...
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how to do port forwarding if my router wan ip is different from public ip?
I have an IP camera and i want to access it from anywhere around the world. I have configured my NETGEAR-router JNR1010 for port forwarding but the WAN IP it gives me is different from the public ip ...
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Do I need to port forward if I'm using a DMZ?
It seems like if I set a computer up as a DMZ to host, say, a Minecraft server, then I'd still need to port forward.
Otherwise how will the router know which local computer to send them to when they ...
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DD-WRT routers - How can I specify any/all IP address ranges?
I'm creating port forwarding rules on my DD-WRT router (shown below) and want to allow all (any) source networks access. My thought was to specify 0.0.0.0/32 but that is not working. How do I ...
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Port forwarding and IPv6
I have a basic small server that I run on my own computer, which I can access
like this:
localhost:3000
However I would also like to access the server from outside my home, for example
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Can port forwarding slow down internet for other people on the network?
I am renting an apartment so neither the internet nor router is mine. However I have been allowed to change the router settings. If I port forward the router to, in this case, reduce ping in a game. ...
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How to port forward on Genexis Platinum 4410?
I have checked portforward.com but it does not have anything regarding this router.
I have searched the router console, but could not find anything other than inbound firewall rules(is that the same ...
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SSH disable port forward remotely instead of killing process on the server
I am making an automatic remote SSH port forward request from my device every few minutes:
ssh -y -f -N -R port:localhost:22 user@server \
-o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -o ServerAliveInterval=60 \
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I don't see a port forwarding option in my router, how can I set up a ssh server then?
Sorry if this is something too basic, but I'm new in this kind of stuff... so I started a personal project a couple of days ago and for this little project I would like to connect to a notebook that I ...
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Should I open port 22 and port 80 for my homenetwork?
I've been at Digital Ocean for 6 months. However, I don't want to pay anymore and want to start my own server from home. (This is also for educational purposes. In this way I can learn how to maintain ...
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IIS URL-rewrite doesn't work
I have an IIS setup with redirect rules that work perfectly fine on my Windows machine. However - I'm starting to use Mac - so I installed a VirtualBox VM with windows on it and used the exact same ...
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Port forwarding doesn't work?
I set up a linux box a few days ago to host a web server (nginx). The site is ilan.duckdns.org, and I can connect to it fine using my local IP as well as the external IP. However, when I use ...
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How to remove port forwarding rule on Mac?
A command line application set up a rule to forward local port 8080 traffic to a VM's port 80. Something went wrong and left this definition. How can I find and remove this port forwarding rule?
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Port blocking workaround
I recently was on a visit for a few days where my primary internet access was through verizon, which I eventually discovered blocks SMTP ports. I had to improvise a workaround to send mail, but I ...
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How to expose machine via IP to outside network for server access?
I have an older PC that I stripped down and loaded Ubuntu on as I want it to function as a test serve for me to run concepts on for some personal projects. When up and running I can do a hostname -I ...
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Why does ip/port forwarding not working correctly?
My modem|router model is : TP-LINK TD-W8961ND adsl2+ modem router
This is my modem panel page
cgn ip address is 100.104.5.98
public ip address is 86.57.91.250
I config nat ip forwarding as follows :...
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Is there any alternative to ssh tunnels? (Linux)
My network does not allow port forwarding so I use ssh + an external server to do so but doing this is really clunky and not ideal. Is there any way that is more user-friendly and easy to manage?
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Port is forwarded and open yet connection refused
I have a mini http server running at port 9999, when I test on canyouseeme.org it succeeds and I can see a client connected to my server for a second.
Yet if I try to enter my external IP followed by ...
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Tunneling Using Plink: Command Line Option for "Local ports accept connections from other hosts"
I am trying to forward port from A:1234 to B:5678. Now, C will connect to A:1234 and will get forwarded to B:5678.
I could get this to work using PuTTY using this configuration:
PuTTY Tunnels ...
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Forwarding ports after carrier grade NAT?
I cant forward ports anymore to my Xbox cause turns out my ISP recently refreshed IPs and all their IPs are public now and they say you can only forward ports if I request a static IP for a large ...
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SMB over SSH port forward
I know that since SMB is not secure, opening port 445 on firewall makes your computer vulnerable. To secure my connection, I want to run a SMB mobile app via SSH. Would I still need to open port 445 ...
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Forward port from guest to host
How can I forward port from Guest (OS on virtual box) to Host (my actual machine)?
Guest - Windows 7
Host - Ubuntu 12.10
On my host, I run a web-server on port 3000.
I want to be able to open a ...
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How can I use SSH to tunnel to a port that's open on the machine I have access to but not open to the outside world?
I currently use SSH to tunnel my internet connection, using ssh -p <port> -ND <local port> <user>@<ip address>, and this works great. However, I'd like to bind a local port to ...
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Getting a static internal ip address in windows 7
I have obtained a static ip address for my router from my ISP (it is a dsl router provided by my ISP). Many devices are connected to this router in wireless mode. One of them is my Server. The server ...
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Unable to setup port-forwarding through Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
I am trying to enable the ability to connect to my router from outside my network through a Dynamic DNS and I am stuck on port forwarding.
I have setup a Dynamic DNS through my router with url X.ddns....
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How can I make a camera system more secure that has port forwarding enabled
I just want to know what I can do to make a more secure connection while my ports is forwarded to enable remote viewing of a camera system. I've done some research and got SSH tunneling and MAC ...
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What local IP should i use for port forwarding?
I use nordVPN to port forward, because my ISP blocking the ports, so when I installed the VPN it shows 2 networks on my computer, so what local IP should i use on my router port forwarding ...
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Self-hosting without access to router
So I'm with an ISP that won't give me access to my router. When I moved into this apartment; I called them to ask what the router's password was to change my wi-fi's SSID & password. They told me ...
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How does Skype gain access to port forwarding?
Whenever I go to my router's configuration > NAT > Virtual Servers, I see many entries titled "Skype UDP at 10.0.0.X:< port> (< port>)". I believe that these are being made by the Skype client ...
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Port not open but still able to download : how does it work?
When using p2p softwares such as a torrent client or emule I am unable to open ports even if I allow them in my firewall and forward them in the NAT configuration. Even after doing those two things ...
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Is it possible to run Virtual Hosts (or equivalent) across several servers, but one public IP, using Tomato?
Here's my home setup. I have a single IP address provided by my ISP. I have one top-level-domain (TLD) and several sub-domains that point at that IP. Internet comes in through my cable modem and plugs ...
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Port forwarding & server: age of empires 2
I'm trying to build my own server for AoE 2 + conqueros. I thought that I can simple give to others my public IP address and forward port on router. My PC will so start working as a real server and ...
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port forwarding and copy back to local machine
I am typically logging in on a network via ssh and then to yet another computer again via ssh to my final destination computer. For instance a home server, and once there to one of my family's ...
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