Port Forwarding/DMZ Doesn't work at all!

[Jefferson_Richtan]

So I was setting up port forwarding, I tried:

-forwarding the device(s) [fail]

-putting the device(s) to dmz [fail]

Note that I have already set up static IP Addresses.

No matter what port I try to test, it says port closed in the port testing program.

 

One thing that I noticed when I check the WAN IP of my router (the one that connects to the ISP) is that they're different from whatismyip, does this mean that I cannot port forward?

 

My ISP is Biznet Networks if that helps

[Donut417]

2 hours ago, Jefferson_Richtan said:

So I was setting up port forwarding, I tried:

-forwarding the device(s) [fail]

-putting the device(s) to dmz [fail]

Note that I have already set up static IP Addresses.

No matter what port I try to test, it says port closed in the port testing program.

 

One thing that I noticed when I check the WAN IP of my router (the one that connects to the ISP) is that they're different from whatismyip, does this mean that I cannot port forward?

 

My ISP is Biznet Networks if that helps

If the two IPs differ your ISP could be using carrier grade NAT. If the is the case then port forwarding won't work.

[Jefferson_Richtan]

20 hours ago, Donut417 said:

If the two IPs differ your ISP could be using carrier grade NAT. If the is the case then port forwarding won't work.

So, does that mean that the only way to open ports is to contact the ISP to open them?

[Donut417]

5 minutes ago, Jefferson_Richtan said:

So, does that mean that the only way to open ports is to contact the ISP to open them?

Yeah, but they might not do it, also if some one else on the network has them open then you cant. Port forwarding only works for 1 IP address. So if port 6000 is open to another customer then you cant open port 6000. Some ISP's wont do it regardless or you get the person on the phone who dont know what port forwarding is.