Port Forwarding

[Connorcraven]

Hi 

I have the smart hub pro 7 and am currently trying to port forward a game server (assetto corsa)  The server requires tcp&udp 9600 and http 8081. I have configured all of this within the port forwarding section of the router saved the settings in the router and restarted the router after doing so. When hosting the server I can see it on the lan but when trying to join via the external ip address the server times out and it becomes impossible to join. I have checked the windows firewall settings on my pc and created rules for all of the ports required. Doing this has not fixed the issue either 

With my previous isp I could port forward and host this server with 0 issues. 

I have tried changing the server ports to 2 different ports to forward udp and tcp separately instead of together 

I have tried disabling ipv6 on the router and on my nic on the pc and this also hasn't fixed the issue

I have tried port forwarding steam server port this hasn't fixed the issue 

My pc is on a static ip and that has been dmz in the router settings 

Is this an EE router issue or am I doing something wrong 

[Connorcraven]

Hi jim 

Both of your suggestions have already been done. Ive used a port checker and the 8081 port is fine.

[JimM11]

@Connorcraven This is the only thing i could see regarding settings for your connection, and you do say the port checker is finding 8081 open?

Steam Community :: Guide :: Dedicated Server Setup Guidelines

[Connorcraven]

Yeah it can see the port open along with 9600 and 9601. The server log will show an error when the ports aren't forwarded properly

[JimM11]

@Connorcraven Try setting the protocols as per the steam link.

[NeVeTaS]

I’ve gone done the port forwarding rabbit hole on my WIFI 7 EE router. 2 ways to fix it:

Option 1: Install a UPnP port opener like miniUPnP. That worked fine and opened up all the ports I needed.

Option 2: Factory reset, before the router does anything, while it’s a fresh reset, disable UPnP and add in all your port forwarding. Once you are happy it’s all set up, then continue with the rest of the router setup. I’ve done this method 3 times, works every time. You must do it before UPnP has a chance to start adding it’s own ports, at that point you’re too late.

You can get it working, but it’s a pain.

[Connorcraven · Accepted solution]

I found/fixed the issue

I had recently just done a clean install of windows on my pc and moved the documents folder to another drive. When ive moved the folder back into the c drive its put the folder as read only. After changing this to read/write the server starts no issue and can be joined no issues. Got to love microslop

[JimM11]

@Connorcraven Well spotted would never ever halve thought anything like a doc's folder, do remember to get the IP back out off the DMZ, no need for it to be there apart for testing port issues on the nat.

[Connorcraven]

Cheers mate was when I was uninstall/reinstalling game I wanted to delete document folder related to it. Only then I noticed read only. Dmz has been turned off. Appreciate your input though!