roundpar
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Hello,
I've been banging my head against this strict NAT I've been having for a long time and I hope someone here can help me sort it out. First, I have a RT-AC86U with Asuswrt Merlin 386.4 connected to an ISP provided EG8120L. My issue is that whatever I do, I can't get anything other than a strict NAT. I've been browsing the forum for answers but everything other people had tried does not seem to work for me. Currently I'm testing in my Windows workstation with a wired connection. I've tried:
* Enabling UPnP: I read that in some routers it can be spotty, but I've confirmed that requested ports by applications appear under System Log > Port Forwarding > UPNP
* Disabling DMZ (never had it enabled)
* Switching Fullcone/Symmetric NAT type, none work
* Forwarding ports via OpenNAT
* Manually forwarding ports
I've also read that sometimes it's up to the ISP to enable this on their side, so I called them and they told me they've enabled CGNAT for me, but other than that they can't do anything because I'm in "Bridge" mode as I've got my own router. I though that perhaps it's a matter of my "WAN Connection Type" being automatic, but I don't even know what to put if I were to set it manually.
I'm currently testing my NAT type by using the "Xbox Networking" panel on the Windows Settings:
And sometimes I use the game For Honor as it has a clear NAT display to help players, but so far I have no idea what can I do to have an open NAT. Any ideas?
Thanks.
I've been banging my head against this strict NAT I've been having for a long time and I hope someone here can help me sort it out. First, I have a RT-AC86U with Asuswrt Merlin 386.4 connected to an ISP provided EG8120L. My issue is that whatever I do, I can't get anything other than a strict NAT. I've been browsing the forum for answers but everything other people had tried does not seem to work for me. Currently I'm testing in my Windows workstation with a wired connection. I've tried:
* Enabling UPnP: I read that in some routers it can be spotty, but I've confirmed that requested ports by applications appear under System Log > Port Forwarding > UPNP
* Disabling DMZ (never had it enabled)
* Switching Fullcone/Symmetric NAT type, none work
* Forwarding ports via OpenNAT
* Manually forwarding ports
I've also read that sometimes it's up to the ISP to enable this on their side, so I called them and they told me they've enabled CGNAT for me, but other than that they can't do anything because I'm in "Bridge" mode as I've got my own router. I though that perhaps it's a matter of my "WAN Connection Type" being automatic, but I don't even know what to put if I were to set it manually.
I'm currently testing my NAT type by using the "Xbox Networking" panel on the Windows Settings:
And sometimes I use the game For Honor as it has a clear NAT display to help players, but so far I have no idea what can I do to have an open NAT. Any ideas?
Thanks.