Port forwarding huge issue

Derek12231 · Dec 30, 2014

Im trying to make a minecraft server because the game is too poorly programmed to allow multiplayer without one, provided you dont pay 15 dollars a month for one of their servers (which is a newer feature).

I did everything for making the server and it runs great, i have plenty of ram for it, I can play on it just fine. The problem is nobody else can connect to it.

The problem lies in enabling port forwarding for port 25565. Apparently thats the one that needs to be open for people to connect to my server.

I have a netgear r6300v2 which i just bought today, and i went into its settings and went into port forwarding, and made opened up port 25565. I made sure it was both TCP/UDP, the internal IP adress is my IP, literally nothing is wrong. However when i go to open port check tool, it constantly says the port is still closed.

I do have a new modem as well, provided by comcast. Its both a modem and a router, then my new router is hard wired to that for internet signal. I really have no clue how to make this port open up because ive done everything every video has shown and it just stays closed

singemagique · Dec 30, 2014

Is your comcast modem/router also routing or do you have it setup in bridge mode? Your problem may lie in your Netgear being behind the comcast router which is also blocking port access.

Ironsounds · Dec 30, 2014

Hello... There should be Windows software settings you can open it with... typically in your Firewall/Security.

Derek12231 · Dec 30, 2014

In regards to ironsounds, i (sadly) only have norton right now which is provided free through comcast. Its own firewall goes over windows firewall, so i had to turn nortons smart firewall completely off, so i think im only being protected by windows firewall right now. Along with this though, all the windows firewall options are still greyed out so i cant really edit anything in there. The reason for this is norton manages the firewall in place of windows and i couldnt find a way to make it stop without completely deleting norton

to anser singemagique, I truly just plugged the modem in and activated it, i never set it up in brigde mode as i dont know what that is

Derek12231 · Dec 30, 2014

singemagique :

Since I haven't bridged the modem, do you know how I would go about doing that? Not doing this would likely be the cause of the issue, would it not?

singemagique · Dec 30, 2014

Derek12231 :

Yes, it definitely could be the culprit. The exact method to bridge the Comcast router will depend on the the router model. Typically the setting is found in the advanced WAN setup. For example, on my Zyxel DSL modem/router combo it's under "Advanced WAN" settings, and then "Encapsulation Type". Do you have a manual for the router/modem combo or at least the model and manufacturer info?

One thing to note is that when you bridge the modem/router you will likely no longer be able to access the modem web gui from behind your Netgear router. If you still want modem web gui access behind your Netgear router you will need to manually assign the modem/router combo to an IP outside of your Netgear DHCP (and preferably a different subnet) and setup a manual route within your Netgear router. Alternatively you will need to plug directly into the modem to access it.

Derek12231 · Dec 30, 2014

singemagique :

I feel so bad knowing just about none of what you said. I know the modem router is a Technicolor TC8305C. I have no clue what a gui is, or what id use it for. Also when I can type in the Ip for the modem into a browser to pull up the netgear genie interface to do all that kind of editing and whatever, i cant seem to pull up a similar interface for the modem.

Could it be i literally have to call comcast and have them do it, or should there always be a way to manually do it?

singemagique · Dec 30, 2014

Derek12231 :

No need to feel bad, we're all here to learn. A gui is a 'graphical user interface' ie. a webpage for the modem in this case.

A quick internet search shows that Comcast has to adjust bridging mode from their side for that specific router. Go figure. So you may be better off calling them and seeing if they can walk you through it.

(Alternate 1: Only good if you have nothing connected to your Comcast modem/router other than your Netgear and all connected devices are behind your Netgear).

Set your Comcast to DMZ with your Netgear as the exposed IP. This would essentially pass everything through to the Netgear. First you need to login to your Comcast box. You can try plugging a network cable directly into the Comcast modem/router, or connecting to it by wifi, then running the 'ipconfig' command from a command prompt. The 'Default Gateway' entry for your LAN connection will be your IP for your Comcast modem/router. The default login/password is usually admin/password unless you've had it changed.

From there you need login and under WAN settings (most likely) enable DMZ with the IP address of your Netgear. It's also a good idea to set the WAN IP to static on your Netgear because the Comcast router is treating it as a client. Therefore the Netgear is being assigned a DHCP IP address which will change and when it does you will lose DMZ and port forwarding.

(Alternate 2: If you have other stuff connected to the Comcast or if you don't want to mess with DMZ).

Connect your server directly to the Comcast box and port forward from the Comcast box.

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