# Node won't go online

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349>\
**Category:** troubleshooting\
**Tags:** port-forwarding\
**Created:** [May 1, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349 "2020-05-01T16:12:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mikey89](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mikey89/32/1138_2.png) [@Mikey89](https://forum.storj.io/u/Mikey89)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349/1 "2020-05-01T16:12:02Z")

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Hello, can anybody help me get my storj node online?

I am using Virtualbox with Windows 7 and i configured port forwarding and it will not connect.

Port is open but shows closed sometimes because of router.

my IP is [mega-storage.asuscomm.com](http://mega-storage.asuscomm.com) port 7000

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**Author:** ![fmoledina](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/fmoledina/32/6739_2.png) [@fmoledina](https://forum.storj.io/u/fmoledina)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349/2 "2020-05-01T16:50:07Z")

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> [@Mikey89](#):
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> port 7000

That’s the port for your Storj node or some other service?

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**Author:** ![Mikey89](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mikey89/32/1138_2.png) [@Mikey89](https://forum.storj.io/u/Mikey89)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349/3 "2020-05-01T17:03:05Z")

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I am running virtualbox with port 7000 forwarded to Storj.

Storj is giving me a message that says its not connecting.

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**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 1, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349/4 "2020-05-01T19:41:51Z")

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You should modify the `server.address:` option in the `"C:\Program Files\Storj\Storage Node\config.yaml"` (please, use the Notepad++ for that). It should be `server.address: :7000`.  
Change the `contact.external-address:` option, it should contain your external address with port `contact.external-address: mega-storage.asuscomm.com:7000`.  
Save the config and restart the storagenode service.

Please, check your identity: [https://documentation.storj.io/dependencies/identity#confirm-the-identity](https://documentation.storj.io/dependencies/identity#confirm-the-identity)

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**Author:** ![Mikey89](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mikey89/32/1138_2.png) [@Mikey89](https://forum.storj.io/u/Mikey89)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349/5 "2020-05-02T07:31:38Z")

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I tried putting this and its still not working. Any other ideas?

I made sure my Identity was fine and i checked and it has 6 files.

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**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 2, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-wont-go-online/6349/6 "2020-05-02T12:27:43Z")

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Please, compare your WAN IP on the router with IP on [https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/](https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/)  
And with IP from this command:

```auto
nslookup mega-storage.asuscomm.com 8.8.8.8

```

And add an inbound firewall rule for the TCP port 7000 on your Windows VM