Determined: How to forward ports correctly.
Determined: How to forward ports correctly.
I recently added a dual WAN router and am facing issues with opening certain ports. The port details are listed for the router, but when specifying the forwarding IP, it points to a specific device—like a computer—rather than the router's 192.168.0.1 address. I think connecting the server directly to the dual WAN might resolve this. Thoughts?
It looks like your server is on another network segment. It might be linked to a managed switch, and adjusting the subnet there could help.
WAN ports aren't meant for linking your local LAN segments, but for bringing in external internet connections from various providers. You route traffic from WAN to LAN so it flows from the internet to a device that's already connected locally. The setup typically looks like this: ISP modem → router's WAN port → LAN devices.
Connect the port from your router facing the internet to a WAN IP of the other device, then route that port through your router to the target machine on your local network. He owns two routers in separate subnets.
Certainly! Your setup might need adjustments to ensure proper connectivity across subnets. You could connect the server to another router or use a managed switch for consistent subnetting.
Verify your routers to identify which is linked to the modem. The device not connected should either disable DHCP or operate in AP mode if available.
Your dual WAN router uses a single IP through BGP and includes load balancing or high availability configuration.
I reviewed all your responses and tried to address them directly. The Dual WAN setup uses the TP-Link SafeStream TL-R470T+ with Load Balancing to link two ISPs. Here’s a visual representation of the network configuration.