topic Re: BT Smart Hub in bridge mode into TP Link router - PORT FORWARDING NOT WORKING in Broadband

BT Smart Hub in bridge mode into TP Link router - PORT FORWARDING NOT WORKING

HB1 — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:53:18 GMT

I have recently moved to BT Business Broadband and I cannot forward any ports.

My setup is:

BT Hub (bridge mode) --> TP Link Archer MR600 --> switch

I have set up port forwarding in the TP Link and it simply doesnt work.

Any gotchas people are familar with?

Much appreciated!

Re: BT Smart Hub in bridge mode into TP Link router - PORT FORWARDING NOT WORKING

spank — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:50:08 GMT

this is a handy site to check open external ports

http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/port-scan/

Also in a command prompt type netstat -ano |find ":your port number" and if it doesn't return an IP then the device you are forwarding to is not listening.