Port forward problem

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Hi - i have a 3g/4g router called TP-Link TL-MR3020. It uses and USB with a simcard. And i just CANNOT get it to portforward. It is supposed to work according to manual (Download for TL-MR3020 | TP-Link) But i cant get it working. I have set up No ip and that seems to work.
Maybe someone can help? my node is “running” but offline because of the port. I will attach some screenshots from router settings.
BTW i have another device that uses UPnP and that works - can i make a Pi use UPnP?

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I dont know if i should use virtual servers or port triggering - maybe someone here knowes? :slight_smile: I read in the manual that DMZ was also some kind of port forward - so i attached a photo of that aswell.

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Thanks alot in advance.

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“Virtual servers”. Please disable all the other crap including:

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Okay i will try that.

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When i only have virtual servers enabled its not open when i use a port checker :confused:

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Please double check the internal IP of your Raspi, the port you specified in your config.yaml und check if you DDNS is working correctly.

There is a chance that your ISP does not give you an external IPv4 adress (since it is a mobile provider).

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Okay i will try that - thanks

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i dont think my config.yaml is correct - it does not look like the ip i choose and the space is 1TB eventho i choosed 4 - what can i have done wrong? should i just edit the config?

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I don’t know since I do not run a Linux node.

Yeah, make sure you add the address like this:
111.222.333.444:28967

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But when i run the script i used this:

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Shouldt that automaticaly set the config.yaml and work?

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Im welling to bet the mobile hot spot doesnt even have a public IP, The same goes for cell phones when you set a hot spot you cannot forward ports to it. Really the only thing you can do is setup a VPN to forward ports to it.

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But - The UPnP does work and is 100% forwarded.

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UPnp doesnt matter, The only thing that matters if you actually get a public IP, Just because the router itself can forward to your local host doesnt mean People can access it from the outside.

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I also think this might be the case here.

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I have another thing running on a port - that is working as it seems - how do i check if i have a public ip and if i dont - is there any solution?

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Can you confirm that by using an external port check service?

The IP you enter to test that other service will be the same you have to use for Storj.

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no im not 100% sure its working.
Whould i be able to fix this with a vpn?

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If the problem is actually you not getting a public IPv4 adress, then yes

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In the very first post the OP says the router is a USB device with a sim card. It is very very unlikely there is an accessible public IPv4 address for this setup. So a VPN should provide a solution for node connectivity.

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Well, technically the router is connected to the PC via standard fare RJ45, so it’s not a USB device from the PC’s point of view. The USB part is just the mobile data modem plugged into the router :wink:

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Thank you - i have a large cap (1TB) so that will not be a problem - its a server i have running anyways so i wanted to try out a Storj farm on it. For my own fun and to maybe make a few videos with. I will try with a vpn and see if i can make that work.
Cheers