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    ASUS RT-AC3100 port forward not working

    So I currently have the ASUS RT-AC3100, however I have hit a roadblock. Whenever I turn on port forwarding and put in the port it doesn't work. UPNP works but specifying a manual port just doesn't work. Anyone know what's going on? I have a public IP address, and my isp doesn't block ports. I'm...
  2. E

    Understanding what VPN Port Forwarding does locally

    I use a VPN service provider (similar to NordVPN etc), which offers port forwarding (opening ports). My understanding is that this is beneficial for some applications, such as BitTorrent. However, I am trying to understand what the functionality of opening ports actually accomplishes...
    • essence
    • Thread
    • firewall port forward openvpn port forwarding security vpn
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: VPN
  3. S

    Port forwarding broken with HW NAT acceleration

    After upgrading to 386.1_2 (from a version that was at least a year old) port forwarding (on some non-standard ports, not sure if that matters) broke, until I disabled HW NAT acceleration (i.e. set it to “Disable” from “Auto”). The way it broke was that I could make the TCP connection (from...
  4. M

    RT-AX86U: Adding Game Profiles Breaks Port Forwarding

    I'm on RT-AX86U, and I'm experiencing an issue where the moment I add a Game Profile Open NAT > Game Profile, my existing Port Forwarding rules seem to break and my ports become inaccessible from the outside of my network. When I remove all Game Profiles and Apply, everything goes back to...
  5. K-teach

    ASUS GT-AC5300 Turning on Port Forwarding Shuts down Management

    I recently purchased an ASUS GT-AC5300. Great initial thoughts and enjoying the detail in customization. However, I have run into a simple, yet show stopping problem. Every time I toggle “Enable Port Forwarding” on, it goes through some loading animations, says “Complete” but the Complete never...
  6. J

    Comcast Business router internet dropping

    Hello, I've have had problems with our Comcast Business router for awhile now. It is a SOHO network. Randomly throughout the day the internet will suddenly drop and the router will need to get power cycled. Sometimes multiple times a day. I recently went and got the router replaced to see if...
    • jpallotta4
    • Thread
    • comcast router internet disconnect internet modem restart port forwarding
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Routers
  7. S

    Use of hostname instead of IP address for port forwarding source IP

    Hi-- I have a remote location that rsyncs to a NAS on my local network. I've configured port forwarding to allow the remote location's IP address as the source IP. Unfortunately, the remote location does not have a static IP. Is there any way to use the remote location's DDNS hostname in...
  8. R

    Port forwarding inbound on XXXXX from RT AC66U to Windows 10

    I'm having a problem in getting port forwarding to work from my RT AC66U to my Windows 10 desktop over a wireless link. I've configured the desktop's wireless adapter address as 192.168.0.25 and opened some inbound ports in Windows Defender/Firewall. I'm using a VPN. On the router I've set port...
  9. Aniraf

    GT-AX11000 failing port forwarding

    Never in my life have I had an issue forwarding ports on a router...welcome to the GT-AX11000! I've tried so many things it is borderline stupid. I am not a novice in this space, but I certainly feel like one. I'm running stock firmware 3.0.0.4.384_8011. I've rebooted, completely shut down and...
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    AC86U port forwarding not working at all

    Solved... primary firewall issue, not ASUS issue.
    • Livin
    • Thread
    • ac86u asus merlin port forwarding problem
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
  11. S

    Port forwarding doesn't seem to actually open ports

    I’m running an ASUS RT-AC1900P with Merlin WRT 384.16 firmware. I’m trying to get a Liftmaster/Chamberlain 828LM (device that enables me to open my garage door from online) gateway working. This device requires the following ports open (per...
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    RT-AC66U two openvpn servers. Don't work port forwarding when LAN only

    Hello! My router is RT-AC66U_B1 (FW Merlin AC68U 384.14_2) Two openvpn servers work on it: 1. TAP. My private computer connect and works well. Receive IP 192.168.0.11 and have access to all LAN resources. On WEB interface I set - Client will use VPN to access LAN only. 2. TUN (10.16.0.0) I...
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    DMZ and Port Forwarding issue. [SOLVED]

    Hello, I have recently updated my RT-AC5300 Router to Asuswrt-Merlin version 384.15. I am using PIA as a VPN; my external IP starts with 199.116. The computer I am trying to add to the DMZ is wired. These settings that I am trying to get working did work before I flashed Merlin onto the...
  14. Kashif Tasneem

    NAS and router security concerns

    Hi. My NAS is Qnap TS-451+ and my router is Asus GT AX-11000. Yesterday I was trying to setup a DDNS on my NAS and opened some ports and enabled UPnP on my router. When I logged into my NAS today, I saw hundreds of failed login attempts from remote IPs. I searched and found out it’s due to...
    • Kashif Tasneem
    • Thread
    • asus ax11000 hack hacking attempts nas network attached storage port forward port forwarding upnp
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: QNAP
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    Port forwarding and VPN

    I have an Asus RT-AX88U running Merlin firmware version 384.14. The router is running an OpenVPN client which is connected to a commercial VPN provider, with a rule for routing client traffic through the tunnel (a selective routing rule) that 192.168.1.0/24 goes through the VPN. In other...
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    Openvpn (client) and port forwarding.

    Folks, For over a long time I cannot get port forwarding work with openvpn on my RT-AC87u. If PPTP is engaged then all works but once openvpn is up all forwarding rules don't work until I write something like iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i tun<num_config> --dport <incoming_port> -j...
  17. D

    RT-AC3200 Port Forwarding

    Hello. My RT-AC3200 port forwarding isn't working. It used to work (at one point), but I think a firmware update stopped that (currently sitting at 3.0.0.4). In order to make my modem and router work together I have placed my router in the modems DMZ. I try to use transparent bridging on the...
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    Please help - Asus RT-AC86U with failover dual WAN OpenVPN and port forwarding breaks

    Hi all, My apologies up front if my question or terminology is out of wack as I am a bit of a noob when it comes to this sort of stuff. Anyway I was hoping @RMerlin or someone could help with the following problem: I am running dual wan for the purpose of failover and failback as my HFC...
    • Justifier1
    • Thread
    • dual wan failback failover hfc lb2120 openvpn port forwarding rt-ac86u
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: VPN
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    OpenVPN server and port forwarding

    Hi all, Thank you all for this community and Thank You Merlin and the other contributors for the firmware fork. This summer, my port-forwarding stopped working while I am connected to my home network using the OpenVPN server. The connection looks like this: iPhone or Linux laptop running...
    • matteoi
    • Thread
    • openvpn port forward openvpn port forwarding server
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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    Can't for my life open port 51413 for Transmission

    I tried it all, I can't seem to be able to open port 51413 for Transmission on a Asus RT-N66U running Asuswrt-Merlin 380.70. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    • AnnaX
    • Thread
    • asuswrt-merlin port 51413 port forwarding transmission
    • Replies: 61
    • Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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