Portforward on 2 routers

[Nalyd217]

So first let me show you how my internet is running:

 

Cable> modem> router #1 (netgear)> router #2 (linksys)> my computer. 

 

All of the connections are through Ethernet, nothing through WiFi for this (if that matters).

 

So my problem is, I'm trying to set up a minecraft server for my cousin and I and I had it working just fine, the port was forwarded on the linksys (the only router at the time) and everything was hunky dory. Today we re arranged some things though and because of reasons the second router was necessary. However now, due to the second router, my cousin can't connect. I've tried forwarding both routers but nothing has worked. My guess is that one router needs to be forwarded to the other or something like that but I don't know how to do that. Networking is not my area of expertise. I've also seen something about a static ip but I don't know how to do that either.  

 

btw the default MC port is 25565, and the second router and my computer are in a separate room from the other stuff.

 

tl:dr, there needs to be a double port forward or something.

[nsinnott]

5 minutes ago, Nalyd217 said:

So first let me show you how my internet is running:

 

Cable> modem> router #1 (netgear)> router #2 (linksys)> my computer. 

 

All of the connections are through Ethernet, nothing through WiFi for this (if that matters).

 

So my problem is, I'm trying to set up a minecraft server for my cousin and I and I had it working just fine, the port was forwarded on the linksys (the only router at the time) and everything was hunky dory. Today we re arranged some things though and because of reasons the second router was necessary. However now, due to the second router, my cousin can't connect. I've tried forwarding both routers but nothing has worked. My guess is that one router needs to be forwarded to the other or something like that but I don't know how to do that. Networking is not my area of expertise. I've also seen something about a static ip but I don't know how to do that either.  

 

btw the default MC port is 25565, and the second router and my computer are in a separate room from the other stuff.

 

tl:dr, there needs to be a double port forward or something.

Why is the second router necessary? you're essentially creating a double NAT, but if both routers are routing, you'd need to connect the server PC to the netgear, but again, why 2 routers?

[Nalyd217]

6 minutes ago, nsinnott said:

Why is the second router necessary? you're essentially creating a double NAT, but if both routers are routing, you'd need to connect the server PC to the netgear, but again, why 2 routers?

Okay, I could change it back to how it was but I would rather not if I don't have to, but here it goes:

 

The modem, my moms computer, and our router used to be in the office at the one end of our house, and there was an ethernet running from that router through the basement to my computer in my room which is in the middle of the house. So now we wanted to move the router (the linksys) to my room because nobody is ever near where it was in the office and we had a weaker signal. So we took our old router out of the closet to use as a sort of pass-through or switch. So now the ethernet comes from the modem (which has to remain in the office because that's where the cable is for it) to the old netgear router. From there ethernet connects from the netgear to my moms computer, and another one from the netgear that goes through the basement and up into my room and into the router we had been using (the linksys). From there there's another ethernet going into my computer.

 

also I don't know what a double nat is...

[nsinnott]

1 minute ago, Nalyd217 said:

Okay, I could change it back to how it was but I would rather not if I don't have to, but here it goes:

 

The modem, my moms computer, and our router used to be in the office at the one end of our house, and there was an ethernet running from that router through the basement to my computer in my room which is in the middle of the house. So now we wanted to move the router (the linksys) to my room because nobody is ever near where it was in the office and we had a weaker signal. So we took our old router out of the closet to use as a sort of pass-through or switch. So now the ethernet comes from the modem (which has to remain in the office because that's where the cable is for it) to the old netgear router. From there ethernet connects from the netgear to my moms computer, and another one from the netgear that goes through the basement and up into my room and into the router we had been using (the linksys). From there there's another ethernet going into my computer.

 

also I don't know what a double nat is...

what you have to do is disable DHCP on the netgear and assign two static IPs, one to your new router and one to your mom's computer. from there, you can forward port 25565 through to the static IP for your linksys, and then from the linksys to the server PC. if you need more help, PM me and I can help you further. 

[Nalyd217]

1 minute ago, nsinnott said:

what you have to do is disable DHCP on the netgear and assign two static IPs, one to your new router and one to your mom's computer. from there, you can forward port 25565 through to the static IP for your linksys, and then from the linksys to the server PC. if you need more help, PM me and I can help you further. 

Ummmmm... thanks for replying so quickly but I just fixed it somehow.........

 

I tried this one thing again that didnt work earlier and now its working fine sooooooo... yeah