I feel kinda dumb asking this question because there are so many video’s online on how to do this but I can’t seem to figure it out. I set the port I need on my router to the local IP address of that computer but it still can’t connect. Below are some screenshots. I have a ZTE H369A.
I use Open Port Check Tool to see if I can make a connection but it can’t and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. After I opened a port and directed it to the local IP address of my workstation it should work.
Yes, the computer from where I’m doing the port check has the IP of 192.168.2.7. I even locked it in the router to the mac address and checked it multiple times.
I never used a config.yaml though, that is just the settings for my computers IP, right?
I haven’t gotten that far because I wanted to forward a port first so I could set it correctly in the installer. I am running windows
But like I said the port checker website still says the port is not open so I doubt Storj software will tell me otherwise.
Of course, if no service is listening on that port then the port will appear as closed from the outside. Start your node and check again.
Where did you read that noip.com needs port 443 opened inbound to work? You should remove this as people will have access to this PC if a webserver is running on that port. The same applies to Remote Desktop. I’ve seen in your screenshot, that you opened this port as well. This is very insecure. https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/learning/access-management/rdp-security-risks/
You should rather connect through a VPN to your LAN and remove unnecessary port forwardings if you need access to local resources from the outside.
Ok, then I misread your screenshot. These seem to be preconfigured applications in your router which you didn’t assign to an active port forwarding. Just delete the noip port forwarding by clicking on the trashcan symbol on the very top of your screenshot.