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I have 2 routers connected in series. On one of them I can't have access because it's my ISP's router and that's their policy. To their router I have connected an Asus router (AC56U) to which I connect with my windows computer.
I also have a server which runs on my local computer with the address 192.168.1.252:7000
What I need is to port forward this in order to be able to connect to my server publicly. I tried to make a port forwarding in my Asus router, but it doesn't work, and I suspect it has something to do with the ISP's router.
What are the solutions to this problem?
And other than port forwarding, what other options are still available? – Robert Lucian Chiriac – 2016-08-04T16:41:17.873
Considering you're behind a NAT/Firewall, there's no other option! Your ISP's router drops packets before they reach yours. To be clear, the only packets that can get into your network, are the ones returning in answer of a session you initiated! What kind of policy is this? Are you a customer, or a prisoner?? Just ask them to setup the port forwarding for you, or pack their things and leave your home! You are paying for service, and they are refusing to do so. If it's not explicitly defined in your EULA, so they are preventing your rights. – NetwOrchestration – 2016-08-04T16:55:33.703
See my answer. Replace the router or put in bridged mode. You will somehow need to tell the package what route it must take, which requires port forwarding of some sort. Setting a router in bridged mode, essentially creates a rule that puts all ports to LAN port 1. Another option is switching ISP of course. – LPChip – 2016-08-04T16:56:25.813
@AmirHossein there are ISP's that do this deliberately to prevent you from setting up a server, because a server means a higher bandwidth usage, and they do not restrict bandwidth. Usually this is against torrenting though... – LPChip – 2016-08-04T16:58:06.233
@LPChip I know, I hate these kind of contracts. I feel chained up if I can't configure my router. LOL – NetwOrchestration – 2016-08-04T17:00:47.603
@AmirHossein, the reason residential Internet is so cheap is that you have a lot of restrictions. If you want unfettered Internet access, get a business account, but expect to pay several times more for less speed. – Ron Maupin – 2016-08-04T17:03:34.787
They are the only ISP in this zone and I've asked them once to give me their access password, but they've told me that only their "specialists" are authorized to do anything. I've also asked them to switch their router with mine, but they rejected my proposition, because "that's our policy". I haven't asked them about putting the router in bridged mode though .. – Robert Lucian Chiriac – 2016-08-04T17:05:56.140
Have you tried replacing your isp router with yours? If you do it can take up to 24 hours for the new router to get a new dhcp lease before you have internet connectivity. – Moab – 2016-08-04T20:58:30.640
@Moab His ISP Router will be a modem/router combination. Without access to the configuration he likely can't figure out how to setup the modem part, let alone if his router has the MODEM connections required. – LPChip – 2016-08-04T22:47:50.103