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How can I setup port forwarding for RDP (3389) using MHS291LVW?

olimits7

Hi,

I went into my MHS291LVW and I enabled port forwarding. I didn't see an option for Remote Desktop (RDP) so I added a custom application called RDP and I set "Global Port" and "Private Port" to port number 3389 and I set it as TCP/UDP and then entered the local IP (192.168.1.135) of the PC I want to connect to. I made my local PC use a static IP so this 192.168.1.135 will never change.

Then when I go under "About Jetpack" I see that there is a WAN IP address listed; so I wrote this down and then I tried to connect remotely to this PC from outside the Verizon Jetpack network but it didn't work.

Then the strange thing is when I go to Google and type "what's my IP", Google shows me a different external WAN IP address that Verizon Jetpack showed me in the admin web interface. Anyway, I tried this WAN IP address that Google gave me but it still didn't connect to my local PC.

Can someone please help me in figuring out why this is not working?

I've setup port forwarding on plenty of other routers (Linksys, Netgear, etc.), but I never tried it on a Verizon Jetpack MHS291LVW but it should work the same so I'm not sure why this is not working for me.

Thank you!

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7e18n1

See the Wikipedia article - Private IP Address. About Jetpack > WAN IP address starts with 10, meaning you are connected to Verizon’s private network. Services like IP Chicken will show you your public IP address, but it routes you through Verizon’s private router/firewall which you cannot initiate communication through to your Jetpack. You might have success using VPN, perhaps Logmein.com can help. You can also try a getting a static IP address from Verizon Wireless for a one time fee of $500.

olimits7

Thanks for the reply!

When I checked the "About Jetpack" page it showed an IP address of 100.114.156.155 and Gateway IP of 100.114.156.1; are 100.x.x.x IPs also private for Verizon?

And the IP I received just using Google when connected to the Jetpack was 70.192.85.116.

To me, both these type of IPs seem like they are public but when I try to ping them from outside the Verizon network I get a request timed out message instead of replies.

I don't understand why this JetPack gives me the option to "port forward" if I can't even forward to the local PC I need access to.

Thanks, again!

7e18n1

70.192.x.x is public. As for the 100, https://who.is/whois-ip/ip-address/100.114.156.155 “This block is used as Shared Address Space.” Your Jetpack is part of Verizon’s private network which cannot be accessed from the internet. Port Forwarding “sends traffic to the specified device” connected to the LAN side of your Jetpack (bypasses your Jetpack’s firewall). How does that happen when those ports are not allowed through Verizon’s private network firewall?

olimits7

Thanks for the reply!

After researching this further, you are right in Verizon Jetpack showing a private IP address. And I see the only way around this is to pay a one-time fee of $500 to get a public static IP address...which is crazy.

I don't need a static IP address, but I don't know why Verizon doesn't just issue a public IP address that changes like how other ISPs are set up. I don't mind if my IP changes but as long as it's visible from outside the network.

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