Struggling with Verizon Port Forwarding for Minecraft Server

[kenztaylor]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently running a Bedrock Minecraft server (version 1.19.51.01) on my local network, specifically on UDP port 19132 at the IP address 192.168.1.182. My goal is to make this server publicly accessible to players outside my LAN. However, despite my best efforts to configure port forwarding on my Verizon G1100 router, external players are greeted with the "Unable to Connect to World" error when they attempt to join, indicating an issue with my Verizon Minecraft port forwarding setup.

My server operates perfectly over my LAN, accessible from a Windows 10 machine and a Galaxy tablet, both running the same Minecraft version (1.19.51.01). This leads me to believe the server setup is correct, and the issue lies with the Verizon FiOS router configuration or a related network setting.

I've conducted an Nmap scan on my public IP to check the status of port 19132, and the results showed it as "open|filtered":

$ sudo nmap -sU -p 19132 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2024-02-15 07:17 PST
Nmap scan report for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Host is up (0.082s latency).
PORT STATE SERVICE
19132/udp open|filtered unknown

Interestingly, during the scan, my Minecraft server logged "EMPTY UDP packet" warnings, suggesting it's detecting the scan attempts but something is still amiss for actual game connections.

When checking port 19132's visibility on "canyouseeme.org", it reports that the service on my public IP is not visible due to a "Connection timed out" error. This further confirms the issue with Verizon port forwarding for Minecraft.

My router, a G1100 Verizon with firmware version 02.03.00.14, has been set up for port forwarding as follows:

1. Navigate to Firewall -> Port Forwarding.
2. Choose 192.168.1.182 from the "Select IP from menu".
3. Under "Application to Forward", I've selected UDP 19132.

Additionally, I've lowered the IPv4 firewall settings to "minimum security (low)" and disabled UPnP to try and simplify the connection path.

Despite following Verizon Minecraft port forwarding guides and adjusting various settings, the external access issue persists. It's challenging to find definitive solutions in other threads regarding port forwarding with this specific router model.

Does anyone have experience with the Verizon G1100 router and Minecraft server setup that could offer some guidance? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I try to resolve this port forwarding dilemma.

Thank you in advance for your help!