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Jaeger
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12 months ago
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Port Forwarding

Just out of curiosity, does Cox currently allow Port Forwarding or is it blocked by the ISP? I have opened a number of ports through my third party router and Windows Firewall as necessary to tempora...
  • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
    WiderMouthOpen
    12 months ago

    +1 for modem and router you have. Cox does not block port forwarding. See thread here.

    ::edit:: Do you still have the MB8600? If so, try bypassing the router and connect direct to the MB8600 with ethernet and the power cycle the MB8600 to renew DHCP. See if the ports are open then. That will see if your firewall on your OS is open.

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ExtraChrispy
Contributor III

My first question for you would be what are you using for a modem?  Is it truly just a modem or are you using a gateway type device that also features a built-in router?  If the latter, there's more steps required to accomplish what you're trying to do.

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Jaeger
Contributor
12 months ago

 I'm presently using a Motorola Surfboard MB8600 for a modem and an ASUS AX-3000 for a router. Two separate devices that used to do what I'm having issues with just fine. Please see the reply I gave to WiderMouthOpen below for extra details though!