Port forwarding fails after each update

**Foxdeceir** · July 12th, 2020, 08:54

Hi

Any idea why my port forwarding would fail after each update. I've to fix it by deleting settings, retyping it, then rebooting router each time.

**damned** · July 12th, 2020, 11:31

Ater each what update?
Fantasy Grounds? Windows? Antivirus? Router firmware? Router WAN IP? DHCP Address?

**Foxdeceir** · July 12th, 2020, 12:36

Fantasy grounds classic, windows 10, norton, Wan IP 197.82.216.147, router is a D-link DSL-2750U and no clue what DHCP address is... but I tend to get port forwarding working after redoing everything

**damned** · July 12th, 2020, 13:40

Most likely cause is your router is periodically giving you a different DHCP address making the Port Forward rule invalid.
If that is what is happening you can probably set your router to always give your PC the same DHCP address.

**Foxdeceir** · July 12th, 2020, 20:50

Can you forward me to a site that could help me configure that setting, please?

**Zacchaeus** · July 12th, 2020, 22:58

Try this one https://eu.dlink.com/uk/en/support/f...-series-router

**Foxdeceir** · July 13th, 2020, 11:36

Thanks so much, guys

**Foxdeceir** · July 31st, 2020, 13:48

Hi

So I didn't reserve my DHCP, but instead factory reset my router (after messing with DHCP completely killed my internet connection), which got things to work, but now 2 weeks later, the connection is failing again.
What is in in the portforwarding setting, that I need to change, to reflect the DHCP change every 2 weeks?

Regards and thanks in advance

**Foxdeceir** · July 31st, 2020, 14:44

UPDATE: I can't reserve my DHCP, ISP won't allow it

**damned** · July 31st, 2020, 14:59

Your DHCP address is on the LAN side - your ISP has no control of it - you do.

Did you try the link Zacc sent you to?

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