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Port Forwarding Netopia Routing Problem

  • 26-02-2011 2:29am
    #1
    JB87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    hi guys this router is driving me crazy.. I am trying to port forward to my printer with the Netopia router.

    Router Model: 2247-62
    Software Version: 7.8.2r2

    From the Netopia Interface Ive went to Custom Services and entered this config:

    Service Name: *printer
    Protocol: TCP
    Global Port Range: 7100 - 7105
    Base Host Port: 7100


    but after enabling the host device ip (the printer) for NAT and restarting the router I am always meet with the same error message from my web browser:
    'Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to x.x.x.x:7100'

    I have turned off the firewall setting to see if this was the problem but it didnt change anything, I am now running out of ideas :confused: please help


Comments

  • #2
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    Did you:
    a) Enable NAT?
    b) Enable Static NAT?


  • #3
    JB87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭JB87


    thanks deep blue, I have NAT enabled but im not sure what the purpose is or how to use a Static NAT. whenever I set the printer as the Static NAT it seems to create a loopback locking me out of my router until I do a manual reset of the config?


  • #4
    Baneblade
    Registered Users Posts: 426 ✭✭Baneblade


    are you trying to test the port forwarding whill on your home network, that might be part of the problem.
    when i was setting up port forwarding before i could not get it working but did it was working when i tried it from work.

    basicly the modem wont allow you to open x.x.x.x:7100 if you are also connected to the internet with x.x.x.x


  • #5
    JB87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭JB87


    thanks BB I have used dyndns.org to reach my gateway from an external ip, but I still get the same problem, really im not sure how to setup a static NAT or what there purpose is at this point


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