Port Forwarding not working (PLEASE HELP!)

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I have been trying to port forward a Minecraft server for fun, however the port will not open no matter how many times I try. Here's what I've been doing: Enter 192.168.1.1 in browser and log in. Once on the home screen -> advanced -> port forwarding rules -> add port -> tcp -> any source -> single destination: 25565 (default port for a Minecraft server) -> add port -> udp -> any source -> single destination: 25565 -> apply -> fire wall settings -> typical security -> port forwarding -> select my computer I am on -> select the port forward I had previously created -> add -> resolve now & apply. The status shows as active, but when I use a site like checkmyports.net, it states that the port is closed.Is anyone else having port forwarding issues? What's the problem? Did I miss something?   Thanks in advance.

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KevinC45 wrote:
I have been trying to port forward a Minecraft server for fun, however the port will not open no matter how many times I try. Here's what I've been doing: Enter 192.168.1.1 in browser and log in. Once on the home screen -> advanced -> port forwarding rules -> add port -> tcp -> any source -> single destination: 25565 (default port for a Minecraft server) -> add port -> udp -> any source -> single destination: 25565 -> apply -> fire wall settings -> typical security -> port forwarding -> select my computer I am on -> select the port forward I had previously created -> add -> resolve now & apply. The status shows as active, but when I use a site like checkmyports.net, it states that the port is closed.Is anyone else having port forwarding issues? What's the problem? Did I miss something?   Thanks in advance.Do you have an application on the internal device that is listening on port 25565?  Port will only report as open if there is a listening appliaction on the port on the destination device. Try something simple that we know works e.g. remote desktop which uses port 3389Enable remote desktop on your computer - typically right mouse click my computer, select properties, select remote settings, select remote, select Allow connections any version.now logon to router select firewall settingsselect port forwardingspecify ip address of your machineselect Remote Desktop from services - will show tcp any -> 3389 udp any -> 3389select addselect apply Now try checkmyport.net and test port 3389If it doesn't show as open then it sounds like a firewall issue In either case you'll probably want to go back in and turn off remote desktop access unless you really want to access your machine from the outside. let us know the results.