Please help. Forwarding a Port on Sagemcom F@st5260 router

**glorfindel** · March 23rd, 2018, 22:34

Good afternoon, I've watched many videos and read many pieces on this but still can't get it.

So, i had to replace my router and am setting up to host a big game on Sunday. I could really help some specific instructions.

I go to the router's home page through spectrum, and log in admin / admin. And am brought to a bunch of options for firewall and port forwarding.

but when I add a new rule for port forwarding, it does not ever seem to work.

I understand the port range is 1802 to 1802. I don't know for sure if I am using the right IP addresses (i use my internal and external addresses that show up on my load campaign page for FG)

I select both for format.

Any specific help to this particular modem would be so appreciated!

**jasonthelamb** · March 23rd, 2018, 22:37

Do you know if the forwarding rule is set for UDP or TCP?

**Trenloe** · March 23rd, 2018, 22:41

Originally Posted by glorfindel

I don't know for sure if I am using the right IP addresses (i use my internal and external addresses that show up on my load campaign page for FG)

You shouldn't have to select/set an external source address for your port forwarding. If you are, then this is probably filtering incoming connections to sources from that address only - which would mean it wouldn't work. Which might be your issue?

**Zacchaeus** · March 23rd, 2018, 22:44

You set port forwarding to only your local IP address (that is the IP address of your computer). It might help if you post a screenshot of your rule. Also check that your network is set to private and not public and that your anti-virus isn't interfering in some way.

**glorfindel** · March 23rd, 2018, 23:55

Originally Posted by Zacchaeus

You set port forwarding to only your local IP address (that is the IP address of your computer). It might help if you post a screenshot of your rule. Also check that your network is set to private and not public and that your anti-virus isn't interfering in some way.

Thanks all for your help. Here is what it looks like when I try to forward the port.

**Trenloe** · March 24th, 2018, 00:06

Restart the router to see if that enables the rule fully.

You could try enabling UPnP and seeing if FG can make the port forwarding rule automatically. If you try this, remove the current rule you've created.

**glorfindel** · March 24th, 2018, 00:55

I had it set to both

**Trenloe** · March 24th, 2018, 01:27

Originally Posted by glorfindel

I had it set to both

You should only have it set for one - UPnP or manual.

Try this: Remove your manual rule for port 1802. Set the router for UPnP. Start FG and load a campaign - as if you were waiting for players to connect. Go to the page in your router where UPnP is and see if there is a list of UPnP forwarding for 1802 - i.e. has FG managed to set the forwarding itself?

**glorfindel** · March 24th, 2018, 03:29

Thank you all for your help. Turns out the simple answer was the right one. I just needed to leave the external host blank and it worked. thanks!

**RaNyak** · June 17th, 2018, 09:46

Hi there, perhaps someone here can help me, please?

I'm having the same issue that glorfindel had, I have followed the suggestions in this thread as well as using multiple guides and videos to no avail.
My router/modem is a F@ST 5355 and I use Avast antivirus which I have set the port forwarding for.

Thanks.

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