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Eir EFibre and EVision: No port farwarding. Can't access server outside LAN.

  • 17-02-2016 12:03AM
    #1
    Dexter1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭✭


    I have been a Eir customer for about 2 weeks now. I have EFibre provided by a F2000 router together with EVision..

    I have no complaints about my internet speed, TV service or WiFi reception but I have been unable to reach my home server from outside the home LAN.. Creating forwarding rules seem to have no effect.. Neither new forwarding rules or using pre-set ones..

    My No-IP client on the server still works but I get the router login webpage.

    Anybody have any luck getting port forwarding to work using the F2000 with EVision?

    Other option I could do is using a third party modem and put the F2000 in bridge mode but EVision seems to stop working.. If I reset the router EVision stops working.. There appear to be 2 Layer2Bridge things set, whatever that is, which are not there after reset.. I am assuming this is why EVision stops working..

    Main issue is getting port forwarding to work so I can access my server.
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  • #2
    Cork981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Cork981


    Dexter1979 wrote: »
    I have been a Eir customer for about 2 weeks now. I have EFibre provided by a F2000 router together with EVision..

    I have no complaints about my internet speed, TV service or WiFi reception but I have been unable to reach my home server from outside the home LAN.. Creating forwarding rules seem to have no effect.. Neither new forwarding rules or using pre-set ones..

    My No-IP client on the server still works but I get the router login webpage.

    Anybody have any luck getting port forwarding to work using the F2000 with EVision?

    Other option I could do is using a third party modem and put the F2000 in bridge mode but EVision seems to stop working.. If I reset the router EVision stops working.. There appear to be 2 Layer2Bridge things set, whatever that is, which are not there after reset.. I am assuming this is why EVision stops working..

    Main issue is getting port forwarding to work so I can access my server.

    Try lowering the firewall medium to low.
    Also perform a nslookup on your no-ip hostname to make sure you are resolving to the correct IP.

    Another potential issue is if you are using port 80 or 443 - they could be reserved by the modem for the management interface.
    Try changing no a non-standard port and see if that works.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I think you have to disable remote management on the WAN side in the router.


  • #4
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    You cannot replace or bridge the modem with eVision as it uses IPoE not PPPoE


  • #5
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    If this is a webserver then Karsini is correct, just disable remote management.


  • #6
    Dexter1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭✭Dexter1979


    Hi guys..

    Found the cause but am still a bit puzzled by it.. In order to do port forwarding you have to create a custom application in the forwarding rules.. Mine had a "_" in it and that appears to have upset it.. I removed the "_" in the application name, restarted the modem and it all worked as expected!!

    Weird!!


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