# Audits while building up a node **URL:** \ **Category:** getting started\ **Created:** [May 10, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678 "2020-05-10T15:11:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![frances](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/frances/32/1137_2.png) [@frances](https://forum.storj.io/u/frances)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/1 "2020-05-10T15:11:14Z")
hi everyone, first timer here. While installing my first node, I have run into some issues putting it online. It seems that i´m behind a CGNAT estructure, so the conexion can´t reach my router. While i´m solvin this (it requiare actions from ISP) i´m worried that i´m having bad reputacion building up since i´m always offline. I´ve never been online actually. It´s that so? or it start the first time the node go online? thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![Robertomcat](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/robertomcat/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Robertomcat](https://forum.storj.io/u/Robertomcat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/2 "2020-05-10T15:19:55Z")
Contact your ISP as quickly as you can, and ask them to assign you a public IP address so that you can be removed from the CGNAT. A similar thing happened to me with the offline time, and that is that I didn’t incorporate the DDNS:PORT when I did the installation through the Windows GUI, and I spent a day offline, and I think it did count me as offline. I don’t know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![loadmi](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/loadmi/32/1140_2.png) [@loadmi](https://forum.storj.io/u/loadmi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/3 "2020-05-10T15:21:36Z")
If it’s a recent identity i would suggest to take your time to fix the problem properly together with your ISP and then create a new identity afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![frances](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/frances/32/1137_2.png) [@frances](https://forum.storj.io/u/frances)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/4 "2020-05-10T15:39:29Z")
it´s a brand new identity just from 2h ago. Obviously, i couldn´t anticipate the problem, so, now that i´m here… is there something i can do? should i be preocupated… i am by the way. i´m working in the cgnat problem, but it´s off my hands just know. It would be fixed by the isp tech guys in a few hours, maybe tomorrow. So Robertomcat, i figure than once online and working the node, the best thing to do is to dump it and start other knowing that it´s all ok in the net. Not problem for me, but it seems a waste in the storj side. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/5 "2020-05-10T15:42:41Z")
Hello @frances, Welcome to the forum! You can solve this problem pretty quick with [portmap.io](http://portmap.io) and bring your node online while your ISP is solving the root problem ---
**Author:** ![frances](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/frances/32/1137_2.png) [@frances](https://forum.storj.io/u/frances)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/6 "2020-05-10T15:57:20Z")
i´ve learned in the last days about cryptocurrency (OMG, very crazy stuff in this area), ddns, port-forwarding, SNO especificatons, how satellites work and all the intrincated policies of tardigrade nets (awesome name by the way). So, what´s some VPN software to add to all this?, why not, i´m learning a lot XD seriouslyl, thanks very much, I´ve learned what i wantted to know. That this is going to be a problem. I´ll try this [portmap.io](http://portmap.io) thing, but seems it´s going to be too hard for a thing it´s going to be solved in a few hours of waiting. Thanks, I would suggest as a contribution to put some procedure to be sure all is working in the node before it´s thrown to the jungle of the net. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/7 "2020-05-10T15:58:46Z")
Please, submit your feedback there: > [@What should a newbie understand about being a SNO?](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-should-a-newbie-understand-about-being-a-sno/6610): > > I’m putting together a short presentation about becoming a storage node operator. What would you tell yourself if you were a newbie? (not necessarily new to tech, just if you were new to being a SNO) thanks! ---
**Author:** ![frances](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/frances/32/1137_2.png) [@frances](https://forum.storj.io/u/frances)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audits-while-building-up-a-node/6678/8 "2020-05-10T17:17:19Z")
can´t see the topic fitting in there. thanks anyway