2Port Forwarding Issues
Hello. I recently swapped my Nighthawk for Eero months ago, and I cannot seem to get port forwarding to work correctly. I am trying to open port 50001 + 50002. I set IP Reservation on the device that I'm attempting to use, and configured the port forwarding on this device per the (tiny) instructions that Eero has provided in countless other "Port Forwarding" threads that I've found here. Setup seems straight forward, yet it simply does not seem to work. These ports are not available via services like https://canyouseeme.org/, which is what I use primarily to smoke-test these implementations. I've swapped back to my Nighthawk to confirm that port forwarding still works with that device, which it does. Please Eero, help me! There has to be some advanced troubleshooting or configuration that can be done. This "Port Forwarding" guide cannot possibly be the only resource on the topic. I feel as if something else is being overlooked or is missing from this documentation.
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Hello mattschaller ,
Strange. Port forwarding on eero networks is done through the eero app and it sounds like you set it up correctly. I would need to look at the network in order to verify this though. I have linked an article below that goes over the steps to setup port forwarding on the eero app. Can you confirm that the steps in the article below are the steps that you followed?
https://support.eero.com/hc/en-us/articles/207908443-How-do-I-configure-port-forwarding-
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I'm having the same issue. Nothing seems to be forwarding even though I've setup multiple ports for a game server. I've followed the port forwarding instructions to a T. Been hammering at this for over a week. Calling support they tried to resolve but in the end just said 'wait and see if it works'.
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Hello colecrowder ,
I wanted to reach out to you and see if you were still experiencing this behavior. If you are, please let me know so I can get you information to get a ticket started so I can look into this further and help you resolve this behavior.
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James mine actually was working the whole time it turned out to be a problem on the side of the server software. I eventually found the solution, thanks!
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I have the same issue. Eero Pro system installed in May 2018. ADT (Pulse) security system (which we've had for years) worked fine until lightning storm last week. Everything else unchanged but ADT Gateway would not connect to internet (Cat-6 hard wire tested with tester and laptop - it was fine 240/10 Mbps DL/UL). Technician claimed multiple ports blocked (my ISP has blocked 80 for as long as I can remember) that need to be open (including 80). Went into eero app and added reservation and opened designated/requested ports. ADT claims since canyouseeme.org cannot see them, they cannot install their pulse gateway. (Absolutely nothing else was changed at anytime and everything else in the house worked fine after storm (Raspberry, Plex Server, etc.). But - canyouseeme.org could see NO ports (tried std SMTP, POP3, IMAP port #s).
Have had pulse for years and have invested in many pulse devices. It would be cheaper to drop eero than abandon ADT setup. Anyone able to offer any help? Thanks!
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Hello EMH56 ,
I wanted to check in with you to see if you have got this resolved or if you had called into eero support yet. If not please let me know and I'll get you some information so we can get a ticket started that will allow me to take a look at your network and see if there is anything on our end that might be causing this behavior.
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James Still on ongoing problem. I switched two eero pros (so made a different one the gateway) and problem persisted. I did reach out to eero tech support. I believe there is a ticket open (number not provided to me by anyone yet) as I am corresponding via email.
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Hello EMH56 ,
Alright. I still want to look into this as what is going on there might help others. I will send you a direct message in just a moment requesting some information so I can locate the ticket.
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I'm also having the same issue. Eero Pro 6 system installed in June 2021. I run a few personal web sites from my home and had no issues initially, but after returning from vacation and updating to 6.4.0 I began running into issues and now none of my forwarded ports appear to be open to external traffic any more. I have tried to open ports 80, 443, 32400 (Plex), and 22 but canyouseeme.org reports that none of the ports are open and no devices outside of my network can access my personal server or websites.
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Hello jaketw47 ,
Thank you for reaching out to us on the Community! I would like to take a look at your network to identify the cause of this behavior. I'll be sending you a direct message shortly with instructions on how to reach out to me and get a ticket created so we can start troubleshooting.
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James Can you help? Thanks very much
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I also am recently having an issue with port forwarding - specifically for a dedicated Valheim server within my network. Previously I have had friends join externally without issue. We haven't played in a while and when they attempted to connect this week, they were unable to. Upon investigation, the ports appear closed externally though port forwarding is configured within the Eero app. I can access the game server internally, leading me to believe this has something to do with port forwarding.
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Hello misterkevo ,
Thank you for reaching out to us and welcome to the Community! How are you hosting the server? Are you using eero Secure?
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James I am an Eero Secure customer. Valheim is running within a SteamCMD docker container on an Unraid server within my network. This server has a reserved IP address, and I'm forwarding the necessary ports to this server/container.
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Hello misterkevo ,
Alright. Lets go ahead and have you reach out to our support through email or phone so we can take a look at the network. I have a few possible ideas why this isn't working but I would need to take a look at your network to verify or rule them out. I will send you a direct message shortly if you would like to troubleshoot over email, but if you want to give us a call one of our tech support agents will be able to assist you as well. The link below will provide you with numbers you can call for support.
https://support.eero.com/hc/en-us/articles/207376426-How-do-I-contact-eero-support-
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Thanks for the information, I will try to figure it out for more. Keep sharing such informative post.
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Now, if you forward the entire port range to a single device, it might be an issue. But most all routers have a reset button embedded on them.
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I am still having this issue. None of the ports I forward are open when checked on canyouseeme.org or other websites. Please fix this issue
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gabelewis I had the same issues, do you have a router before your eero system? If you do, you need to log into that router and port forward the eero with the ports needed. Also need to port forward the same in the eero. That seemed to fix my issue
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I don't know if anyone is still struggling with this, but I was having similar issues and solved the problem by making sure I used my external IP address instead of my internal IP address when I was trying to connect.
I used canyouseeme.org to find out the address of my server and used that. Works just fine for now.
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MkshiftPatriot
how did you use a IP address out of your subnet?
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I am having issues with it big time. I have a static IP but cant seem to set it up where the static IP is for some items on my TrueNas. So I used reservation and port forwarding so at least it is accessible on my local network. The funny thing is I know everything is running and up but Eeero does not allow it to be accessed unless I restart the system and then for 30 minutes it will work before Eeero decides to stop it again. If I access it via the plex app from anywhere it works so I know it is running but not via the local network because of Eeero. If I can't resolve this soon I am going to abandon Eeero and go with a different modem/network solution
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I seem to be running into a similar issue - I have followed the instructions (https://support.eero.com/hc/en-us/articles/207908443-How-do-I-configure-port-forwarding-) however the forwarded ports (2456,2457) are not appearing as open. Any suggestions or things to troubleshoot?
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I am having the same problem. We had our previous ISP modem port forwarding with no problems. We moved to another ISP that uses Eero, and no one can figure out why port forwarding is not working.
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mvsjes2 Were you able to get this fixed? I have the same issue. Have set-up IPv4 reservations and port forwarding per Eero instructions. It used to work fine with the previous ISP.
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ragsram Nope. They ran out of ideas so decided to blame my NAS. Wanted me to factory reset the NAS and rebuild it. Not impressed.
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mvsjes2 Thanks very much. Appreciate the response!
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I maintain a static IP assigned to the eero, with needed ports forwarded to a reserved address of a Linux Server on a wireline connection.
The server behaves normally until there is any service interruption from Comcast (MTBF two weeks). The frequent Comcast failures generally last ten or twenty minutes. After every Comcast failure, upon restoration DHCP internet restores in succession on the eero devices. The eero devices can also be reached from off premises via an Android App.
There is always a failure to restore port forwarding on the eero device after Comcast service restoration. Manually rebooting the eeros from the App (even if offsite) restores port forwarding and all server operations.
Equipment:
eero Pro 6 Model K010001
Cisco Device Type BWG Model DPC3941B
Comcast Business Class Service, Static IP
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I have the same issue. Have set-up IPv4 reservations and port forwarding per Eero instructions. It used to work fine with the previous ISP.
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I resolved my issue. Here was my issue and its resolution. Thanks
I was trying to set-up port forwarding to a Windows 10 Desktop. The issue for me was the Windows Defender Firewall. I allowed the app (Windows Remote Desktop) on Windows Defender Firewall. I had changed the Windows Remote Desktop default port number and the port forwarding did not work. Once I changed the Windows Remote Desktop port back to its default port number and then set-up the external and internal ports in Port Forwarding in Eero, the port forwarding worked fine.
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I have for several years managed to see my CCTV DVR outside the network, using a DYNDNS address, but have tried everything to make this work. I can see the DVR on the internal network, but not outside and there don't appear to be any firewall settings I can change. Is there an update on this issue? Being able to see my CCTV offsite is something I need and I don't really want to have to resort to using another router.
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rolfw I would recommend you send us an email so we can make sure your port forwards are setup correctly. Make sure to reboot the eero after setting up the port forwards to make sure they are enabled. Send us this email to support@eero.com and use the subject line "Community Followup - DVR Port Forwards"
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rolfw Those all look correct, if those are all the ports that particular device needs, that data you would need to get from the manufacturer (different devices require different ports). I would reboot the eero just to be sure.
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Sorry for the delay, have had other fish to fry. Still not working, so may have to use my old Netgear and use the Eero in modem mode, shame, as the wifi coverage on the eero is very good, but I need to be able to see my CCTV outside of the network.
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rolfw Make sure to send us that email so we can check on possible issues on our side. Send us this email to support@eero.com and use the subject line "Community Followup - DVR Port Forwards"
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Email sent, but only really shows info I've already posted above.
