Adjust settings for forwarding traffic on a two-switch network.
Adjust settings for forwarding traffic on a two-switch network.
Hello guys! I want to enable port forwarding on my router at my parents house, but the network its a mess. I will try to describe the network. |->Another WI-FI Router -> Switch |->Another Switch -> A PC(the one I want to port forward) and a TV. |-> 2 TVs After all of that, i tried to enable DMZ on that subnet IP, I tried simply adding a port forward rule, nothing was working. To be mentioned that the switches are that cheab gigabit, without management. Any ideas?
Switches are simple tools, they merely route data between connections. If auto-assigning IP is enabled, your computer's network card will send a request for an IP address, and the router will allocate it. You should be able to access the router settings under server or port forwarding options, input the IP and port details (TCP/UDP or both), and the router will handle the forwarding. You can also configure the IP manually and then follow the steps I mentioned earlier.
The DHCP and DNS features are turned off. It should function solely as a switch, particularly when one of its LAN connections is connected to the switch between it and the primary router.
We can skip that second router just like we can skip those switches. Could you explain what you need to fix? Make sure your port forwarding is active. - Is the application running on the port you’re testing? - Edit: Are you also using CGNAT?
Your primary router is the one you use for DHCP configuration. You should be able to allocate a static IP address to your PC, after which you can configure port forwarding using that address.
That's exactly what's happening, thanks. The IP address in WAN begins with 100.x.x.x and it's separate from the external IP. I spoke to others on the same ISP and they suggested enabling DDNS so my WAN IP aligns with the external one. I'm not really into networking, so I might have mixed up some terms. Thanks!