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Port Forwarding on T3200
Hi all, I've read through the forums, and it seems this has been asked before in dozens of iterations, but never in the same way, and never really solved. I'm trying to port forward on my T32...
Have you tried connecting to the server from the Internet with Minecraft rather than just testing with canyouseeme?
This is rather baffling, but I just tried, and yes, I was able to connect! So, case closed. Thank you! I knew in the end it would come down to something silly. I just ran a couple other ports through canyouseeme - ports I know are open because I'm using them for work - and they also show as closed. Strange. Thanks again.
I'm not a gamer so I don't know much about Minecraft other than it make be dizzy watching my daughter play it. I suspect that the Minecraft server is deliberately not responding to whatever PING type request sites like canyouseeme is using. This may be a security feature to prevent port scanning and DOS attacks. If the server doesn't respond to anything but Minecraft clients then it's much safer.
This is why there are regular posts ranting about TELUS blocking ports and people getting all angry when in fact TELUS actually isn't doing anything to prevent port forwarding. I usually ignore those rant posts but because you didn't blame TELUS at all I decided it was worth my time to help you.
Enjoy the Minecraft 😊
Yeah, I knew this was more a case of me missing something obvious than being a Telus issue. In fact, they've included a whole dropdown list in the router's applications settings of rules to allow open ports for various games. Minecraft just happens to not be included right now.
Anyhow, thanks again. My kids and their friends will be pleased to be able to play together. 😊
