Hello,
I recently wanted to play some games with some friends over hamachi and normally hamachi works but sometimes it still needs you to portforward to connect to a friend. We received a new router in the mail a while back and I never switched it but my brother did and now I am stuck with this nightmare.
All I want to do, is to be able to open a port TCP or UDP at anytime but sadly this router is preventing me from doing such. Lets use 7777 as the port I want open; I go to the port forwarding page and open that and then I check it with a port checker like http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ and I still get a closed PORT.
-Windows firewall is completly off (for the sake of making sure it is not interfering)
-I do not have two routers ( I know of the problem with two routers)
-I am on a Dynamic IP not a Static but that should not matter as long as the IP address does not change (which it hasn't) and even if it did change I would just change the IP from the port forwarding menu. ( I highly doubt being on dynamic is the problem)
-I have also tried to DMZ my IP and it is still blocking my ports
-I have done a factory Reset on the router (Nothing changed)
-I called actiontec and they told me "Sir, please DMZ your ip address and your problem should be solved" I wanted to pull my hair out at how ignorant these people are when I clearly explain to them that I have done all the steps they wanted me to do (which all they did was direct me toward the port forwarding page and told me to do what I have already done for the past 10 years..... PORT FORWARD)
Windows 7 Ultimate
Firmware: 40.21.10.2
Model :MI424WR-GEN3I
Thank you for any help given, at this point I might just buy a new router but I am unsure if that is allowed with verizon?
Maybe I am stuck in Port Forwarding Hell.
