Comment on Port Forwarding Alternative?

kibiz0r@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• TooLazyDidntName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In the US at least, ISPs can force you to use a specific router and software restrict certain functions.

  I have AT&T and they do this to me, I just have my own router behind theirs. Might be what OP needs to do.

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  • eager_eagle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I knew they provided some “perks” to incentivize using their own router, like free support and compatibility with other junk they push to customers, but actively forcing users should be forbidden.

    Do you also have to pay to “rent” the device?

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    • density@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      feudalism + capitalism

      worst of both worlds

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Just stick a router behind that router?

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    • TooLazyDidntName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ye

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      • AeroLemming@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They can’t catch you if you hide it behind their router so they can’t see it.

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  • jgkawell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah I have AT&T and had to set up IP passthrough on their router/gateway box. Basically it makes it so the ISP provided router acts as if it isn’t there and my router gets to do whatever it wants.

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  • terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If it’s fiber, you don’t need the modem. You’ll still need it once every few months.

    Things you’ll need:

    1. your own router
    2. cheap 4 port switch (1gig pref)

    Setup: Connect gpon (the little fiber converter box they installed on the wall near modem) wan to any port on 4port switch. Then from switch to gpon port of modem (usually red or green port). Make sure modem fully syncs. Once this happens, you can move the cable from the modem to your own routers wan port. Done! Allow router a few moments to sync as well.

    Now, every once in a while they’ll send a line refresh signal that will break this, or if a power outage occurs. In such case, you’ll just plug back in their modem, move cable back to gpon port of modem, wait for sync. Move cable back to router.

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• denast@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m in US. My ISP Xfinity decided their users are too stupid to use router settings so they purged port forwarding settings from the router panel altogether. Now you have to use their mobile application which doesn’t allow you to make port forwarding rules for a specific IP (because again, they think their user is an idiot that can’t figure out IP numbers), instead it just gives you a list of devices and you have to select one to create a port forwarding rule. Wired devices are not on that list.

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  • Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What you could do, is set your phone with a temporary static IP (like, manually set on the device if the router doesn’t have static leases). Then port forward to your phone as you would for the server. Then, set the phone back to DHCP, and set the server as the same static IP you used.

    Assuming the router isn’t smart enough to try to follow your phone’s IP, you’ll effectively have forwarded for the server.

    It may also do it based on DHCP provided names, rather than WiFi names. In that case, you should make sure the server uses DHCP and advertises a valid name. If it’s already got a static IP, that would explain why it doesn’t show up on the UI.

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• BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Canada here, ISP provides router. You can set in Bridge Mode to avoid using their router, but then you are supplying your own equipment, whioe running through their box.

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