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Firewall Port Forwarding Issues 09/06/2020 at 14:36 #127449
Joshdlikestrains
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Hello,

I am trying to set up port forwarding on my laptop, and I have got thus far:
-Done the rules on the router (50505, 50507)
-Done the internal rules in the firewall

It still says that the port is shut. (I am running server mode when checking)However, the port only opens if I disable the 'Guest or Public Networks' firewall, but that's probably not a good idea. Can someone help me to understand how to tell the Public Network firewall to allow the port forwarding please.

Thanks for your help.

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Firewall Port Forwarding Issues 09/06/2020 at 14:44 #127450
postal
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Joshdlikestrains in post 127449 said:
Hello,

I am trying to set up port forwarding on my laptop, and I have got thus far:
-Done the rules on the router (50505, 50507)
-Done the internal rules in the firewall

It still says that the port is shut. (I am running server mode when checking)However, the port only opens if I disable the 'Guest or Public Networks' firewall, but that's probably not a good idea. Can someone help me to understand how to tell the Public Network firewall to allow the port forwarding please.

Thanks for your help.
I used a search engine for "windows public network allow access to port" and found this link which may help.

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Last edited: 09/06/2020 at 14:46 by postal
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Firewall Port Forwarding Issues 10/06/2020 at 10:13 #127472
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Hi Joshdlikestrains.

What's the router you're using?

How to report an issue: www.SimSig.co.uk/Wiki/Show?page=usertrack:reportanissue
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Firewall Port Forwarding Issues - FIXED 10/06/2020 at 14:29 #127473
Joshdlikestrains
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Thank you for your help, but I have found the problem elsewhere. For some reason, the firewall was blocking the actual game's protocols, which, when enabling, fixed the problems. Ports opened, friends could join.
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