So I'm not new to port forwarding so before any of you ask me if I've done the following things I will list them.
I have forwarded ports for both TCP and UDP on port forwarding section in my router as well as in the port triggering section. I have also allowed these ports in my Windows Firewall settings.
My PC is connected to my router using a static IP address (as is the way with nearly every device I own unless it doesn't let me do so)
The problem is that even after testing nearly all of my ports they appear to be closed and of course the ones that I have added to my rules won't ping.
My ISP doesn't block PF and gives it's users full control over this by using the settings in the router.
After having taken a look around I have seen that some people have an issue if the public IP differs from the one on WAN. I have yet to plug a laptop into the modem directly to find out but I'm pretty sure it's the same since I looked at it once before and I'm pretty sure the numbers were the same.
I have also seen that people connecting through multiple routers can have an issue. The only thing extra I have as a connection medium is an ethernet switch hub for connecting multiple ethernet devices to a single 50ft cable that runs from one room in my place to where the router is located. Would being connected through a switch cause this to happen? (I doubt this myself since as far as I'm aware the switch doesn't have the ability to assign IP addresses like the router and is just basically a multitap of sorts)
I would like to be able to properly forward ports for my PS4 but mostly I would like to get this working so that my friends can join my Minecraft server that I host on my own PC.
So any troubleshooting help is appreciated to help me figure this out, thanks.
**NOTE**
I won't be home Tuesday the 13th and most all of Wednesday the 14th. So I won't be able to try out any suggestions you may offer. I can however respond to any questions or suggestions in regards to what I may already know and have tried.
P.S. - Oh, and I've even tried to DMZ my PC and still no luck.
I have forwarded ports for both TCP and UDP on port forwarding section in my router as well as in the port triggering section. I have also allowed these ports in my Windows Firewall settings.
My PC is connected to my router using a static IP address (as is the way with nearly every device I own unless it doesn't let me do so)
The problem is that even after testing nearly all of my ports they appear to be closed and of course the ones that I have added to my rules won't ping.
My ISP doesn't block PF and gives it's users full control over this by using the settings in the router.
After having taken a look around I have seen that some people have an issue if the public IP differs from the one on WAN. I have yet to plug a laptop into the modem directly to find out but I'm pretty sure it's the same since I looked at it once before and I'm pretty sure the numbers were the same.
I have also seen that people connecting through multiple routers can have an issue. The only thing extra I have as a connection medium is an ethernet switch hub for connecting multiple ethernet devices to a single 50ft cable that runs from one room in my place to where the router is located. Would being connected through a switch cause this to happen? (I doubt this myself since as far as I'm aware the switch doesn't have the ability to assign IP addresses like the router and is just basically a multitap of sorts)
I would like to be able to properly forward ports for my PS4 but mostly I would like to get this working so that my friends can join my Minecraft server that I host on my own PC.
So any troubleshooting help is appreciated to help me figure this out, thanks.
**NOTE**
I won't be home Tuesday the 13th and most all of Wednesday the 14th. So I won't be able to try out any suggestions you may offer. I can however respond to any questions or suggestions in regards to what I may already know and have tried.
P.S. - Oh, and I've even tried to DMZ my PC and still no luck.