Port Forwarding Not Working - Hub 3.0

[Kill3rCat]

No port forwarding I do seems to be working. Every port checker says the ports are closed; for every port I try (even common ones like port 80). I am pretty sure I've configured it correctly (see below image), but it doesn't work all the same

I should mention I have tried disabling all firewalls (Avast, Windows Defender, and the firewall in the Hub settings, etc.). Nothing works.

[sophist]

i've read, though not confirmed for myself, that the hub3 port forwarding needs to be configured in ascending order.

other things to check if that doesn't work;

1. create a dhcp reservation for .12 on the hub..

2. check that there are actually services running on those ports (netstat is your friend)- if you have a port forward configured but there's nothing listening on 192.168.0.12:7777, for example, then a port scanner will show port 7777 as closed 

[Kill3rCat]

Just did both of those (ascending order and DHCP), no joy. What do you mean about the second one?

[legacy1]

Port forwarding is not tested by VM or supported so either it don't work or user error so you need to use modem mode on the hub and get your own router with 1Gb ports.

[Kill3rCat]

Really? That's pretty shabby.

All I'm trying to do is host a server for a game, but nobody can see that server because I can't do port forwarding.

[SCA1972]

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@Kill3rCat wrote:

I should mention I have tried disabling all firewalls (Avast, Windows Defender, and the firewall in the Hub settings, etc.). Nothing works.

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I seem to recall that the port forwarding in the hub 3 is done by the hub's firewall, so the firewall has to be enabled in the hub's settings or it won't work.

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Scott

My setup: VM TV box, M350 Fibre broadband with Hub 3 in modem mode connected to a Netgear R7000 router. Telewest/VM user since 2001.

[SCA1972]

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@Kill3rCat wrote:

Really? That's pretty shabby.

All I'm trying to do is host a server for a game, but nobody can see that server because I can't do port forwarding.

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@Kill3rCat If you have a look at legacy1's posts on other threads this is their standard boilerplate response to most issues.

While a third party router is a much better option, the Hub 3 is usually capable of port forwarding.  I would agree that it has had issues in the past (like the ports needing to be in ascending order) and may still have issues, but to suggest it is not supported at all is just a lie.

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Scott

My setup: VM TV box, M350 Fibre broadband with Hub 3 in modem mode connected to a Netgear R7000 router. Telewest/VM user since 2001.

[Kill3rCat]

Thanks. I read that too somewhere; doesn't make any odds whether the firewall is on or off, so I left it on.

[Kill3rCat]

Thanks @SCA1972. What do you propose? I'm completely at a loss here, tried everything I can think of.

I read on the Tom's Hardware forum that port forwarding is completely impossible if your ISP uses Carrier-grade NAT; I also noted that the IPv4 address reported by ipconfig differs from that reported by online services. Could this be the issue?

[SCA1972]

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@Kill3rCat wrote:
Thanks @SCA1972. What do you propose? I'm completely at a loss here, tried everything I can think of.

I read on the Tom's Hardware forum that port forwarding is completely impossible if your ISP uses Carrier-grade NAT; I also noted that the IPv4 address reported by ipconfig differs from that reported by online services. Could this be the issue?

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You could try putting the hub into modem mode and see if the ports are open then.  In modem mode all Internet traffic on all ports is sent unadulterated to a single device, usually a third party router, but can be any device like a PC or game console.  If they are not open then the issue is not with the hub, if they are open then it is the port forwarding that is not working.

Can I just check you are in the UK, yes?  I think VM Ireland do something different with NAT, but don't know the specifics.

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Scott